A Chinese national serving his nine-month prison sentence for cyberstalking and threatening a fellow pro-democratic student was released early in mid-September based on “significant foreign policy interests” of the United States. The case’s new development surfaced recently due to unsealed court documents and reports about Wu’s release being a part of a potential prisoner swap.
Wu Xiaolei, a Chinese citizen and a former student of the Berklee College of Music in Boston, was convicted on Jan. 25 for stalking and threatening a fellow student who posted flyers in support of democracy in China. He was subsequently sentenced to nine months in prison on April 24….