In a Chinese Court, Poetry Is Used as Evidence of ‘Inciting Subversion of State Power’
The first stanza of “It’s Time,” a poem by Chinese writer Zhu Yufu’s is rousing:
It’s time, people of China! It’s time.
The Square belongs to everyone.
With your own two feet
It’s time to head to the Square and make your choice.
(Translation by A.E. Clark)
On Jan. 31, the poem, which was circulated online, was …