Wang Xiaoning | |
|---|---|
王小宁 | |
| Born | |
| Nationality | People's Republic of China |
| Occupation(s) | Engineer, Political Activist |
| Known for | 2003-12 imprisonment for subversion, Yahoo! lawsuit |
| Criminal charges | "Incitement to subvert state power" |
| Criminal penalty | Imprisonment (10 Years) |
| Criminal status | Released |
Wang Xiaoning (simplified Chinese: 王小宁; traditional Chinese: 王小寧; pinyin: Wáng Xiǎoníng) is a Chinese engineer and dissident from Shenyang who was arrested by authorities of the People's Republic of China for publishing pro-democracy material online using his Yahoo! account. In September 2003, he was sentenced to ten years in prison.
In 2007, his wife filed a lawsuit against Yahoo! for providing Wang's private information to the authorities; the suit was settled out of court. Wang was released in August 2012.