78:. Li's family reported to U.S. officials in 2022 that he was confined to a tiny cell with eleven other prisoners only allowed to leave for daily COVID-19 testing and less than one hour per week of exercise. Li's family has reported serious concerns for Li's health, indicating that Li has suffered a stroke, high blood pressure, chronic gastritis, and shingles while in prison. Li is allowed to speak to his family only once a month and only for minutes.
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Chinese internet. Some have observed that China has aggressively targeted and arbitrarily detained
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In 2020, Li's son, Harrison, said: “My father is yet another example of an
American victim of Chinese diplomacy. He is currently the only US citizen being held in China on state security charges.” Harrison has urged U.S. government officials to be outspoken in calling for his father's release.
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