BEIJING (Reuters) - Police in China questioned a prominent online whistleblower over suspicions of swindling and blackmail and detained him this week for 24 hours, the activist said on Saturday, as the government steps up its crackdown on citizens' activity on the Internet.
Wu Dong, better known by his online name of Huazong, or "Boss Hua", was picked up at a hotel in Beijing on Tuesday and taken in for questioning.
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