1. Teng Biao is a Chinese lawyer and political activist.
11 Facts About Teng Biao
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Teng Biao is a lecturer at the China University of Political Science and Law in Beijing.
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Teng Biao has been a vocal supporter of human rights activists such as Chen Guangcheng and Hu Jia.
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Teng Biao has been arrested at least twice, in March 2008 and in February 2011.
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Teng Biao was a visiting scholar at Harvard Law School from and at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
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Teng Biao is one of the 25 leading figures on the Information and Democracy Commission launched by Reporters Without Borders.
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On 7 March 2008, Teng Biao was arrested by the Beijing Public Security Bureau and detained for two days.
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In 2011, Teng Biao met with other lawyers on 16 February to talk about the case of Chen Guangcheng, who was placed under house arrest after his release from prison.
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Teng Biao was arrested on 20 February, the first Sunday of the 2011 Chinese pro-democracy protests that were inspired by the Arab Spring.
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From 2017 to 2018, Teng Biao suffered a series of personal attacks from Chinese businessman Guo Wengui.
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Teng Biao wrote an article afterwards to refute the related slander and rumors, and commented on the performance and impact of the "Guo Wengui incident".