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Chinese Artist’s 3-Year Sentence Highlights CCP’s Expanding Limits on Political Speech: Insiders

Gao Zhen was imprisoned over artworks created nearly 20 years ago, as insiders say criticism of Xi Jinping is increasingly treated as a political offense.

In this photo taken June 2023 and released by Zhao Yaliang, Chinese artist Gao Zhen poses for a photo in Jinan in northern China's Shandong Province. Zhao Yaliang via AP

Michael Zhuang

8/29/2026|Updated: 8/29/2026

Chinese artist Gao Zhen was recently sentenced in China to three years in prison over artworks he created nearly two decades ago, which insiders say illustrates how Beijing is expanding its efforts to criminalize criticism of the regime and its leaders.

Gao, 70, was sentenced on Aug. 25 by a court in Sanhe, a city in China’s Hebei Province, for insulting “heroes and martyrs.” He was arrested by Chinese police in August 2024 while returning from New York to visit family in China. He has been held in Chinese custody since then.

Gao is a U.S. permanent resident and has a young son who is a U.S. citizen. He moved to the United States in 2022.

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