A friend of Xu told The Guardian that the professor was placed under house arrest after he returned to Beijing following the Lunar New Year celebration.
"They confined him at home under the pretext that he had to be quarantined after the trip," the friend said. "He was in fact under de facto house arrest and his movements were restricted."
The Guardian reported that guards were patrolling outside Xu's home last week, though they have since left. Xu remains incommunicado.
The law professor's name is notably absent from China's Weibo social network.
I understand that Professor #XuZhangrun is effectively under house arrest and barred from social media & internet. I am sharing his essay 'Viral Alarm: When Fury Overcomes Fear' to help keep his message alive. Pleases share if you can. https://t.co/mwyumjfA3B pic.twitter.com/3qJBe5DoFs
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