China Dissident - Who's Afraid of Wei Jingsheng?

July 2008

Mr Wei was jailed for 18 years for writing an article that criticised the then-Premier Deng Xiao Ping. Now, he is a leading figure in China's democracy movement and has hit the campaign trail in the months before the Beijing Games.

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[zzztop105]

Wei Jingsheng is a admirable freedom fighter. He indeed has clear insight into CCP very few people have. I wish more world leaders listen to him on the matter of china.

[bg24955]

Incidentally, my father thinks exactly the way wei thinks. It could be the generation thing. BTW my father was a hardcore red guard, and in the 60's walked from Shanghai to Shaoshang Hunan to pay his revolutionary respect to Mao. I guess like wei after great disappointment comes with great skepticism.

[sansebastian1972]

This guy needs to stop comparing people to Nazis, this entire video is unflattering and I do not have a high regard for him and his low brow remarks, and I think it's very telling that the students saw through him and his "organ harvest" remarks..

[yis2]

I been in china for 12 years, a lot what he says has no more relevance to Modern China, it has problems, but I dont agree with 90% of his ideals..he lives in a bubble..and to compare China's govt to the Nazis is STUPID!!!!

[danpt2000]

@zzztop105: Cont. The Chinese economic development was made possible by enormous pool of labor from China's countryside. Its made even cheaper across international borders due to suppression of Yuan value. Yet, instead of commending the Chinese for their hard labor, providing the world with affordable consumer electronics, clothing, etc .etc.. Western media bashes China, and tries to paint China as a threat to world stability.

[danpt2000]

@zzztop105: Cont. - The world Mercantalist system left behind from days of Colonialism/Imperialism of 19th century allowed Europeans,Americans and Australians to demand Democratic reforms. Ask your self this, Why did Marxist /Communist ideology originate in Europe? Look at the time period known as Industrial Revolution, and look at the dates of emergence of Marxism in Germany.

[danpt2000]

@zzztop105: of course promoting democracy is noble. But I think Wei JingSheng have not done a thorough scrutiny of the history of so-called democratic Western nations, including that of Australia. As late as the 1960s these Democratic Western nations have been struggling with granting equal rights to people of non European Race, and of granting equal rights to Women. They appear democratic simply due to overwhelming material wealth.

[Rauhel]

whoa talk about serious issues....

[spiritwonderman]

Wei Jingsheng & Anthony S. Martin is at similar fate. Been advised by High International Authorities to inquire China to remove Communism there before all accounts of ASBLP Group of Companies & Bank of ASBLP there had been opened. I don't know what kind of issue is this.

[loveforchina]

Wei Jingsheng is a hero