# US voices ‘significant concerns’ over Chinese dissident artist Gao Zhen’s prison sentence

https://mins.news/en/item/33153

- Reuters, 2026-08-26 13:25 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/us-voices-significant-concerns-over-chinese-dissident-artist-gao-zhens-prison-2026-08-26/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a8ee9378f08580001b6701e

> The U.S. State Department said it has “significant concerns” about Chinese artist Gao Zhen’s case after a Chinese court sentenced him to three years in prison over dissident artworks. It also said U.S. diplomats were denied entry to Tuesday’s sentencing hearing.

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