China's President Xi Jinping attends the second plenary session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, March 9, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-hoon
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York-based Chinese Internet activist told Reuters on Friday that China's authorities have detained three members of his family in connection with an open letter calling for the resignation of President Xi Jinping.
In an interview in New York where he lives, Wen Yunchao said his parents and younger brother were "taken away" by the authorities on Tuesday and have disappeared, days after the government "harassed" his family to investigate his suspected involvement in distributing the letter.
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