Wang Xizhe
Wang Xizhe | |
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| writer and a political critic- China | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1948 Sichuan (China) |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Occupation | Writer, Critic |
| Profession | Human right activist Politician |
Wang Xizhe (Chinese: 王西哲), born in 1949 in Sichuan, is a Chinese writer and a political critic.[1]
Biography[]
Together with Liu Xiaobo he wrote and signed a letter that was published on September 30, 1996 [2] This letter called on the Chinese authorities to reconcile the Chinese Communist Party and Guomindang [3] and have dialogue with the Dalai Lama, the exiled head of the Tibetan government.
Liu Xiaobo was later arrested and sentenced to 3 years of "re-education through labor" camp. To escape from arrest, Wang Xizhe took refuge in Hong Kong.[4] His escape was revealed on October 13. Two days later on October 15, he arrived in the United States where he obtained political asylum.[5]
References[]
- ^ Derek Jones, Censorship: A World Encyclopedia, p. 2606
- ^ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-nobel-liu-idUSTRE6B626C20101207
- ^ , , p. 30.
- ^ Veteran Chinese dissident Wang Xizhe demands answers after he is refused entry to Hong KongSouth China Morning Post Jeffie Lam
- ^ Ian Jeffries, Economies in Transition: A Guide to China, Cuba, Mongolia, North Korea and Vietnam at the Turn of the 21st Century, Routledge, 2002, ISBN 113456158X, 9781134561582, p. 72
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