Translations: "A Forest Needs Woodpeckers, Not Just Magpies" - Tributes to Pair of Detained Reporters, Now Released on Bail

Translations: "A Forest Needs Woodpeckers, Not Just Magpies" - Tributes to Pair of Detained Reporters, Now Released on Bail

Investigative journalists Liu Hu and Wu Yingjiao were released on bail on Saturday, two weeks after they were detained across provincial borders in apparent connection with their recent report on corruption by local officials in Chengdu. The case against them remains open, however, and Chengdu authorities said on Saturday that investigators had determined that key claims made in the article were unfounded. The pair’s detention triggered an immed…

Chinese investigative journalist released on bail: police

Beijing (AFP) Feb 14, 2026 Authorities in China have granted bail to an investigative journalist taken into custody after publishing an article alleging corruption among local officials, police said on Saturday. Liu Hu became widely known more than 10 years ago for his reports on graft among high-profile figures in the Chinese Communist Party and government. Police in the southwestern city of Chengdu said in a sta