Chinese entrepreneur Sun Dawu was sentenced to 18 years in prison by the People’s Court of Gaobeidian, Hebei, China for eight charges including the crime of assembling a crowd to attack state agencies. The Gaobeidian City People’s Court began a public trial of Sun Dawu’s case on July 15. After the 14-day trial, the verdict was pronounced in court on Wednesday (28th). Sun Dawu has always been regarded as an outspoken entrepreneur by the outside world. He once published articles mourning liberal intellectuals on the company’s website and spoke for lawyers during the large-scale arrest of human rights lawyers in…