Tienchi Martin-Liao describes the tragic love story of two real-life Chinese human rights activists, separated by a cruel dictatorship, through their beautiful poetry.
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Chinese civil rights lawyer Teng Biao discusses his work and his own journey to activism and advocacy.
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Columnist Tienchi Martin-Liao discusses the recent indictment of four Chinese citizens for their commemorative wine, “Eight Liquor Six Four,” whose name evokes the memory of Tiananmen Square.
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In this Writer’s Block Q&A, novelist Peter Ho Davies discusses the reclamation of language and the role that it plays in shaping identity.
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Columnist Tienchi Martin-Liao discusses China’s worldwide propaganda machine.
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Remembering the life and legacy of “behavior artist” Yu Zhijian and the Mao Portrait Protesters who defied the Chinese Communist Party during the pro-democracy movement.
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Author Peter Ho Davies speaks about the question of appropriation in fiction, the tension between how one sees themselves and how others perceive them, and the value of even flawed representations in writing and in pop culture.
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