Tyrannies Not Only Want To Control Your

I Believe That The Power Of Literature Is Stronger Than The Power Of Tyranny.

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.

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.

I Left Beijing In 1987, Shortly Before My Books Were Banned There, But Have Returned Continually.

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