Thursday, December 9, 2010

A Not-So-Brainwashed Chinese Man Fights Back

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8192182/Nobel-Peace-Prize-Liu-Xiaobos-missing-speech.html

Liu Xiaobo won the Nobel Peace Prize this year for his non-violent protests about the Chinese government. He is serving an 11 year prison sentence because of a speech he made a few years ago which has just recently been released from China. In his speech, he criticizes China for offering wealth to those who support the government and explains that the Chinese government does not care about women or children and is quite comparable to Hell. Xiaobo says that he will not back down even with the punishments that he has been given. He has been arguing against the government since Tiananmen Square in 1989.

2 comments:

  1. such strong words. comparable to hell. this is so powerful.

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  2. First thing that popped up in my mind was "Modern day Chinese Ghandi!"
    This man is such an inspiration. We need more of these types of people huh?

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