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- Gao Zhen, a Chinese artist known for Mao Zedong sculptures, is on trial for allegedly slandering national heroes at the Sanhe City People’s Court in Hebei Province, with proceedings closed.
- Gao, 69, has been detained for over a year and could face up to three years in prison if convicted.
- His wife and their U.S.-citizen son are barred from leaving China and from communicating with him.
