12:09AM
The "butcher of Beijing"--redux
Thursday, May 27, 2010 at 12:09AM 
The Butcher of Beijing is a well-known hacktivist who blogs, tweets and uploads his way into the heart of the Chinese Communist Party.
He is one of the most daring of a growing band of full-time, internet-savvy, Chinese social activists who are beginning to take their calls for justice and transparency from the virtual into the real world.
Got tech and entrepreneurial background--no surprise. Real name Wu Gan.
Focus: defending downtrodden citizens who take on the might of the system, with a penchant for women's rights stories. The 37-year-old radiates impending martyrdom in interviews.
The aha! moment for many of the newest netizen activists? The 2008 government coverup on the milk scandal.
Very Upton Sinclair.
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