Wang Xizhe
writer and a political critic- China
Personal details
Born1948
Sichuan (China)
OccupationWriter, Critic
ProfessionHuman right activist
Politician

Wang Xizhe (Chinese: 王希哲), 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

  1. ↑ Derek Jones, Censorship: A World Encyclopedia, p. 2606
  2. ↑ "Factbox: Who is Liu Xiaobo?". Reuters. 7 December 2010.
  3. ↑ Jean-Philippe Béja, La Philosophie du porc et autres essais, p. 30.
  4. ↑ Veteran Chinese dissident Wang Xizhe demands answers after he is refused entry to Hong KongSouth China Morning Post Jeffie Lam
  5. ↑ 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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