By Zhang Xuezhong (张雪忠), translated by Andréa J. Worden (1/7/2019) Last week, Dr. Zhang Xuezhong (张雪忠), a law professor at East China University of Politics and Law in Shanghai, posted an article on WeChat titled “Bid Farewell to Reform and Opening Up –– On China’s Perilous Situation and Its Future Options” (《告别改革开放 –– 论当今中国的危局和前路》). The … Continue reading Bid Farewell to Reform and Opening Up–On China’s Perilous Situation and Future Options
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Jiang Tianyong: 709 Crackdown Three Years On––’I Stayed Because I Want to Change It’
An excerpt from Jiang Tianyong’s interview with the Chinese edition of The Epoch Times, published on July 12, 2016, a year into the 709 Crackdown and four months before his own arrest.
Statement by the China Human Rights Lawyers Group on the Fourth Anniversary of the ‘709 Incident’
Translated from Chinese by Andréa Worden for China Change (7/09/2019) The world was shocked by the mass detention of Chinese human right lawyers on July 9, 2015 –– in what became known as the “709 Incident.” Following the secret sentencing of “709” lawyer Wang Quanzhang (王全璋), who was tried for the crime of “subversion of … Continue reading Statement by the China Human Rights Lawyers Group on the Fourth Anniversary of the ‘709 Incident’
Political and Judicial Persecution Must be Based on Law, and it Must Be Professional and Reasonable — My Self Defense (in part)
Wang Quanzhang, Citizen of the People’s Republic of China This translation originally appeared on the website of China Change (7/27/2020): https://chinachange.org/2020/07/27/political-and-judicial-persecution-must-be-based-on-law-and-it-must-be-professional-and-reasonable-my-self-defense-in-part/ Photo: Kyodo News On January 24, 2019, after more than 1,300 days of incommunicado detention, the Tianjin Second Intermediate People’s Court finally convicted me of the crime of subversion of state power; on April 24, 2019, … Continue reading Political and Judicial Persecution Must be Based on Law, and it Must Be Professional and Reasonable — My Self Defense (in part)
Initiate a Process of Constitution-making by Citizens, and Strive to Achieve a Peaceful Political Transition — To Delegates Attending the Third Session of the 13th National People’s Congress
Zhang Xuezhong, translated by Andréa Worden, May 18, 2020 This translation originally appeared on the website of China Change, available here: https://chinachange.org/2020/05/18/initiate-a-process-of-constitution-making-by-citizens-and-strive-to-achieve-a-peaceful-political-transition-to-delegates-attending-the-third-session-of-the-13th-national-peoples-co/ Zhang Xuezhong (张雪忠), born in 1976, was a law professor at China East University of Political Science and Law. In May 2013, he was the first academic to disclose the “seven speak-nots” (later known as Document No. 9), … Continue reading Initiate a Process of Constitution-making by Citizens, and Strive to Achieve a Peaceful Political Transition — To Delegates Attending the Third Session of the 13th National People’s Congress
The Journey of Liu Xiaobo–– a book of essays co-translated by Andréa Worden and Stacy Mosher
As a fearless poet and prolific essayist and critic, Liu Xiaobo became one of the most important dissident thinkers in the People’s Republic of China. His nonviolent activism steered the nation’s prodemocracy currents from Tiananmen Square to support for Tibet and beyond. Liu undertook perhaps his bravest act when he helped draft and gather support … Continue reading The Journey of Liu Xiaobo–– a book of essays co-translated by Andréa Worden and Stacy Mosher
Xu Zhiyong, “Four Years Afar,” (Translation, 9/16/2018)
Excerpted by the New York Times in “‘Suffering and Hardship Belongs to Me’: A Voice from a Chinese Prison,” by Amy Qin (9/18/2018) The translation of "Four Years Afar" by Andréa Worden originally appeared on the China Change website, available here: https://chinachange.org/2018/09/16/four-years-afar/ Xu Zhiyong was released from prison on July 16, 2017, after serving four years for his … Continue reading Xu Zhiyong, “Four Years Afar,” (Translation, 9/16/2018)
Who Are the Young Women Behind the ‘#MeToo in China’ Campaign? An Organizer Explains
Xiao Meili, March 27, 2018 This translation originally appeared on China Change (3/27/2018), available here: https://chinachange.org/2018/03/27/who-are-the-young-women-behind-the-metoo-in-china-campaign-an-organizer-explains/ Zheng Churan (郑楚然) and Xiao Meili (肖美丽), right, are two Guangzhou-based feminist activists. Photo: @LetaHong January 2018 was a special month for the Chinese feminist movement. On January 1, Luo Xixi (罗茜茜) released an open letter –– using her real … Continue reading Who Are the Young Women Behind the ‘#MeToo in China’ Campaign? An Organizer Explains
Twenty-Eight Years After – An Interview With Wang Dan
Translation by Andréa Worden, which appeared on the China Change website on 10/25/2017: https://chinachange.org/2017/10/25/twenty-eight-years-after-an-interview-with-wang-dan/ Yaxue Cao sat down with Wang Dan (王丹) on September 27 and talked about his past 28 years since 1989: the 1990s, Harvard, teaching in Taiwan, China’s younger generation, his idea for a think tank, his books, assessment of current China, … Continue reading Twenty-Eight Years After – An Interview With Wang Dan
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