Liu Di
Liu Di, writing under the screen name "Stainless Steel Rat", named after the assertive Harry Harrison science fiction character, became a symbol for democracy and free speech in China since her detention in November 2002. Her screen-name is often translated as Stainless Steel Mouse.Biography
Liu Di graduated as a psychology major from Beijing Normal University.
Liu's case comes during a crackdown on Internet content as the government struggles to gain control over a new and popular medium.
The reasons for Liu's detention were satirizing the CCP online and calling for the release of other "cyber-dissidents."
She was freed from Beijing's Qincheng prison on Friday, November 28, 2003. Two other "cyber-dissidents", Wu Yiran, and Li Yibin, were also freed from a jail for political detainees.
