I Wanted To Analyse And Understand How

My Hope Is That The Chinese Government Will Come To Realise That It Is Futile To Repress Free Speech, And That Contrary To What They Believe A Regime's Strength Rests Not Its Suppression Of A Plurality Of Opinions And Ideas, But In Its Capacity And Willingness To Encourage Them.

It Is Vitally Important For Me, Both Personally And For My Writing, To Be Able To Return To China Freely, So Being Barred Entry Has Caused Me Deep Concern And Distress.

When History Is Erased, People's Moral Values Are Also Erased.

China Is Completely Lacking In Self-awareness And As Someone Who Has Stepped Outside That Society, I Have A Responsibility To Write About It As I See It.

Before The Counter-culture Revolutionary Li Lian Was Executed In 1971 For Criticising The Cultural Revolution, Pour Policemen Pushed Her Face Against The Window Of A Truck, Lifted Her Shirt And Cut Out Her Kidneys With A Surgical Knife,’ Mau Sen Said, His Face Stony And White. ‘i Think That Removing The Organs Of Convicts While They Are Still Alive Is Too Much. It Completely Contravenes Medical Ethics.’ ‘this Is A Dissection Class, Not A Political Meeting,’ Sun Chunlin Said.