Famous Chinese Blogger Stabbed, Injured (著名博客钱烈宪被刺)
Oh my God, it is so dangerous being bloggers nowadays.
A well-known Chinese blogger and novelist is recovering after he was stabbed by unidentified assailants as he gave a talk in a Beijing bookshop this weekend.
Audience members apparently heard one of the attackers accuse him of “offending” people, leading friends and readers to suggest he was targeted because of his outspoken blog.
Xu Lai was rushed to hospital following the attack on Saturday afternoon, but given the all clear following an emergency operation. He remained in hospital today.
Xu works as a journalist, but is best known for his edgy, satirical blog ProState In Flames which covers many sensitive issues. It was shut down by censors last November, but he reopened it at another site.
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