Chinese Plea for Freedom Found in Cupcake Box in New York

Chinese Plea for Freedom Found in Cupcake Box in New York
Courtesy of Lourdes Figueiredo
Bowen Xiao
Bowen Xiao
Reporter
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NEW YORK—When Lourdes Figueiredo opened a small set of cupcake boxes bought from a Christmas tree shop months ago, out dropped a piece of paper with the English words, “Made in china prison. I want freedom.”

“I was in shock,” said Figueiredo, a 26-year-old from Yonkers, New York. “At first I thought maybe it was a joke but then after I posted it [on Facebook] I got a lot of feedback saying that it wasn’t the first time something like that has happened.”

(Courtesy of Lourdes Figueiredo)
Courtesy of Lourdes Figueiredo
Bowen Xiao
Bowen Xiao
Reporter
Bowen Xiao was a New York-based reporter at The Epoch Times. He covers national security, human trafficking and U.S. politics.
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