article_snippet.sent: Beijing (CNN)A day after the Chinese government released five young feminists on bail, five young feminists families and supporters expressed mixed emotions on the unexpected development.
article_snippet.sent: The arbitrary detention and release of the International Women really shows the backwardness of China's legal system.
article_snippet.sent: Under China's household registration system, only Li is considered a Beijing resident.
article_snippet.sent: We strongly support the efforts of these activists to make progress on these challenging issues, and We believe that Chinese authorities should also support Chinese authorities, not silence Chinese authorities.
article_snippet.sent: China had rejected all international criticisms, insisting China's a country ruled by law and that China judicial sovereignty be respected.
article_snippet.sent: Supporters of these activists, however, sense the chilling effect of Supporters of the woman activists ordeal on China's nascent civil society, as the ruling Communist Party under President Xi Jinping continues to tighten China grip over China.
article_snippet.sent: Women's rights is among the most politically correct issues in China -- now even those who took up that cause ended up in jail.