More than 400 Chinese citizens signed an open letter on July 23, 2013, calling on Chinese authorities to release Xu Zhiyong, a prominent lawyer and rights campaigner who was detained on July 16 after calling for the release of activists and campaigning against government abuses. 
Mnamo Julai 23, 2013, zaidi ya raia 400 wa China wamesaini barua ya kushinikiza serikali ya China kumuachia huru Xu Zhiyong, ambaye ni mwanasheria mashuhuri na mpigania haki aliyekamatwa mnamo Julai 16 baada ya kushinikiza kuachiwa kwa wanaharakati pamoja na kuratibu kampeni dhidi ya uovu unaofanywa na serikali.