(Lanzhou, Gansu – June 14, 2024) There has been a recent update on Gansu-born pro-democracy activist Jia Guoxi, who has been under arrest by Chinese Communist Party authorities for more than five years since 2019. Jia Guoxi, a Christian who was baptized at a church from a background of Christian Assembly (then known as the Little Flock), was suddenly arrested by police in Yanggu County, Shandong Province, on June 11, 2019. The reason for his arrest is unknown, and he was detained at the Yanggu County Detention Center in Shandong Province on suspicion of “inciting subversion of state power.”

“He and his fiancée have not registered their marriage and his fiancée has not been allowed to visit him. Last year, his fiancée said that he was heavily sentenced, estimated to be more than 10 years, and that he was detained in an unknown prison without sufficient clothing and food,” an informant revealed to ChinaAid.

The source continued to state that out of fear, Jia Guoxi’s family rarely allow news of Jia Guoxi’s circumstances in prison to be known publicly.

The status of Jia Guoxi’s grandfather was classified as a “landowner” during the CCP’s “Land Reform Movement.” He passed away after being shot by the local CCP cadres.

Jia Guoxi, born in 1965, is a native of Huining County, Gansu Province. He attended the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China in Sichuan Province in his early years; he majored in computer engineering. After graduation, he went to Shenzhen, Guangdong Province for work and made a career as a computer software programmer.

Jia Guoxi is a signer of Charter 08, which endorses freedom, human rights, equality, republicanism and democracy. It also calls for constitutional amendments, separation of powers, directly elected legislatures, and protection of human rights among other political ideas. He has always pursued the concept of freedom and democracy and is described as humble by those who know him. However due to his low-profile behavior little is known about his involvement in pro-democracy activities.

China Aid Association urges the Chinese administration to fully protect all persons subjected to criminal detention or imprisonment.