Wang Xiaoning

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Wa Xiaoning is a Chinese dissident who was arrested by authorities of the People's Republic of China for publishing controversial material online. Xiaoning was arrested after Yahoo! assisted Chinese authorities by providing information. In March 2007 Xiaoning's wife Yu Ling stated her intention to sue Yahoo! for its assistance in helping Chinese officials track down her husband.

Yahoo's decision to assist China's authoritarian government came in 2003-04^{[citation needed]} as part of a policy of reconciling its services with the Chinese policy. This came after China blocked Yahoo services for a time. Yahoo!s On September 7, 2005 another dissident, Shi Tao, was arrested due to Yahoo! supplied information. Yahoo! stated it was simply complying with Chinese law.