Translation: Filmmaker Describes Monitoring by Local Cadre in Urumqi

Translation: Filmmaker Describes Monitoring by Local Cadre in Urumqi

In March, despite questionable jurisdiction, Xinjiang authorities hit Yunnan-based independent filmmaker Guo Zhenming with a 75,000 yuan (US$10,300) fine and the confiscation of some of his equipment for alleged "unauthorized filmmaking." Guo had previously been barred from traveling overseas or renewing his passport. Recently, Guo posted about the intrusive monitoring he had been subjected to by local cadres after renting an apartment in Urumqi…