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Patrick Boehler

Beijing-based artist Dai Hua was released on bail on Wednesday after spending two weeks in detention for "causing trouble".
"Eight state security officials and four local policemen picked me up at the Heiqiao studio on July 23, just because I made a small animated cartoon," he said in a microblog post on Wednesday announcing his release. 
The artist, known for his animations, some of which poke fun at China's political system and the Communist Party's legacy, created an animation in which the stars on China's flag were fighting with each other, said a friend.

News of his fate comes amid a series of similar arrests.
On Wednesday, news emerged that Song Yangbiao, an outspoken leftist, had been arrested on the same charge on Sunday. In July, independent filmmaker Du Bin was released on bail after spending five weeks in a detention centre on the same charge.
A conviction based on a charge of picking a quarrel and provoking trouble can lead to a sentence of up to five years in prison in China.


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