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News from PRINCETON UNIVERSITY For immediate release: Sept. 21, 2001 Contact: Marilyn Marks, 609-258-5748 Media advisory:Li Shaomin to speak on detention, arrest in ChinaWho: Li Shaomin, associate professor in the faculty of business at City University of Hong Kong, who was detained for six months in China What: Lecture on "Chinese Legality and My Experience Under Arrest" When: Oct. 1 at 4:45 p.m. Where: 302 Frist Campus Center Li Shaomin, a Princeton graduate alumnus and scholar of Chinese business management strategy, was detained in February during a visit to China and was held until he was charged, quickly tried, and sent abroad after his conviction in July. When news of his detention was made public in April, many in the Princeton community and beyond rallied to Li's support. Nearly 400 members of the international community of China scholars signed a petition calling for his release or a fair trial. Harold Shapiro, then the president of Princeton University, wrote a letter to the president of China protesting Li's treatment and its potential effect on academic exchanges. New Jersey's congressional representatives and President Bush came to Li's defense. A rally was held on his behalf during Princeton's Reunions weekend, and speakers included U.S. Representative Rush Holt and members of the University community. Since his release, Li has stressed his innocence of the espionage charges against him, while distinguishing himself as a voice for political and legal reform in China. He has also called for more active support in Hong Kong for those who work in China. Li, an American citizen, received his bachelor's degree in economics at Peking University in 1982 and his Ph.D in sociology at Princeton in 1988. Following a post-doctoral fellowship at Harvard, he worked at AT&T for five years before going to Hong Kong to teach. He has written or edited nine books in English and Chinese.
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