By Alex Ward PUBLISHED: 08:29 EST, 21 November 2012 | UPDATED: 03:02 EST, 22 November 2012 Blogger detained: Zhai Xiaobing was detained by police after joking on Twitter about the Communist Party congress A blogger is facing five years in prison after he was arrested for writing a joke on Twitter about the deaths of Chinese Communist Party delegates. Zhai Xiaobing, from Beijing, has received the support of hundreds of internet users following the joke about the party's congress on November 8. Chinese authorities have been especially sensitive to any perceived dissent about the party meeting, which closed last week, after ushering in a new generation of leaders.
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Zhai Xiaobing arrested after tweeting joke about the Communist Party
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Hundreds of Chinese internet users are petitioning for his release
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He is being investigated for 'spreading terrorist information'
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