"I'm staying in Beijing , if I'm also staying in our Shenzhen office , I should also had been abducted, and then all of us should had been KILLED quietly then they can take all our fortune away freely without anyone else dare to SUE them!"

Those are the words of Anndy Wang, an employee of Firstsing. Firstsing is a Chinese trade company that handles mostly game peripherals. The Chinese government apparently barreled into Firstsing's Shenzhen offices, seized all the computer towers and took in all employees. According to an email sent to Insert Credit, almost all of the employees were released within thirty hours — Save for the company's top three ranking people: Anndy's younger brother, older brother and 24 year-old cousin. They've been held for over 100 hours. Anndy says the government is trying to strong arm an admission of doing something illegal so that it can seize the company's funds under law. None of Anndy's family have been allowed to visit the prisoners, who are even being charged for their meals while being held. Over at Insert Credit, here's Brandon Sheffield's take on the situation:

While I don't know for a fact that Firstsing is totally innocent, this does sound like a rather distressing situation. The tone of the mails he's sending indicated that the motivation for this was all financial — according to Anndy, the company had been doing well in a poor area, and the local government wanted in on the action. He's so upset that he's actively wishing he weren't Chinese — the only 'crime' he claims to be guilty of.

But, why was this company targeted? That's what I don't get. Sure, this is one side of the story, but lots of companies are making money in China. Why this one? Brian Ashcraft

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