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Beijing - Chinese police have arrested a man on suspicion of subversion after he published on a website information about the…

Beijing - Chinese police have arrested a man on suspicion of subversion after he published on a website information about the 1989 military crackdown in Tiananmen Square, a rights group and a family member said yesterday. Mr Huang Qi (36) and his wife, Ms Zeng Li, were detained by police in the central city of Chengdu on Saturday, Ms Zeng's father said.

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