Hu

www.nytimes.com — Hu Jia, one of China’s most prominent social activists and a leading political dissident, was released from prison on Sunday after completing a 42-month sentence for state subversion, his wife, Zeng Jinyan, stated in a post on the American microblog Twitter.

www.telegraph.co.uk — Three people have been arrested in the country on charges of fraud, corruption and bribery involving a government contract with the state-owned Chinese company Nuctech, a world leader in scanning technology.

www.quirkybeijing.com — QuirkyBeijing provides a humorous picture about tourist wares you can buy in Xidan, China. There you can find small cards with the portraits of great Chinese leaders along with a picture of what Obama would have looked like had he been a Socialist.