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A businessman in China has been sentenced to two years imprisonment for using
the Internet to incite subversion. Lin Hai of Shanghai was accused of
distributing 30 000 e-mail addresses to a pro-democracy group, VIP Reference,
which is based in the US. The pressure group used the e-mail addresses to
distribute banned documents in China. Arguing his innocence, Lin claimed he was
trying to develop business contacts. Human rights groups have demanded his
release. The sentence comes just weeks after two Chinese hackers were sentenced
to death.