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- "I Sit Here" was written in June 1995 when Liu Xiaobo was detained outside Beijing.
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Jun 4, 1989 · "I Sit Here" was written in June 1995 when Liu Xiaobo was detained outside Beijing. What's notable is the "rain" in the last stanza which responds to the first poem Liu Xiaobo wrote for her in 1991 about himself being in the rain.
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Jul 13, 2017 · Liu Xiaobo. The Nobel Peace Prize 2010. Born: 28 December 1955, Changchun, China. Died: 13 July 2017, Shenyang, China. Residence at the time of the award: China. Prize motivation: “for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China”. Prize share: 1/1.
Liu Xiaobo (Chinese: 刘晓波; pinyin: Liú Xiǎobō; 28 December 1955 – 13 July 2017) was a Chinese literary critic, human rights activist, philosopher and Nobel Peace Prize laureate who called for political reforms and was involved in campaigns to end Chinese Communist Party one-party rule in China. [2]
Jul 9, 2024 · Liu Xiaobo (born December 28, 1955, Changchun, Jilin province, China—died July 13, 2017, Shenyang, Liaoning province, China) was a Chinese literary critic, professor, and human rights activist who called for democratic reforms and the end of one-party rule in China.
Apr 27, 2022 · Liu Xiaobo (28 December 1955-13 July 2017), a renowned Chinese literary critic, dissident writer and human rights activist, was sentenced to 11 years’ imprisonment for “inciting subversion of state power” based on his writings criticizing Chinese authorities and his participation in drafting and launching Charter 08.
Oct 9, 2010 · After Liu’s first prison term ended in 1991, the Communist Party continued to chafe at his writings. He was placed under house arrest in 1995, then ordered to a labor camp for “reeducation.”
Jul 13, 2017 · July 13, 2017. HONG KONG — The Chinese government tried to silence Liu Xiaobo by banning the publication of his writing, barring him from public speaking and locking him behind bars. But much...
