中国人権派の娘、日本で死去　父の面会かなわず

　【北京時事】中国の元人権派弁護士、唐吉田氏（５５）の長女正※（※王ヘンに其）さん（２７）が留学先の日本で病気のため死去したことが２１日、分かった。支援者が明らかにした。唐氏は正※さんに会うため出国を求めていたが、中国当局に阻止され、面会のための訪日はかなわなかった。
　支援者によれば、正※さんは２０日午後、肺炎のため東京の自宅で死去した。留学中の２０２１年４月に倒れ、意識不明の重体が続いていた。
　唐氏は同年６月に出国を試みたが、中国当局から「国家安全」を理由に阻まれた。取材に対し、「人道主義の観点から早く娘のそばに行かせてほしい」と訴えていたが、その後拘束された。２３年１月に解放され、吉林省の実家に戻ったものの、現在も監視下に置かれているとみられる。（2024/02/21-19:42）

A daughter of prominent Chinese human rights activist Tang Jitian has died in Japan with her father's efforts to visit her being blocked by Chinese authorities, his supporters said Wednesday.
   Tang's 27-year-old eldest daughter, Zhengqi, died from pneumonia at her home in Tokyo on Tuesday, according to the supporters. She had been unconscious since falling ill in April 2021 while studying in Japan.
   Tang, a former human rights lawyer, tried to leave China for Japan to see Zhengqi in June 2021, but his attempt was thwarted by Chinese authorities for national security reasons.
   Tang was later detained. He was freed in January 2023 and returned to his parents' home in Jilin Province, but he is believed to be currently under surveillance by Chinese authorities.