China Quotes by Liu Xiaobo

8 China quotes by Liu Xiaobo

Liu Xiaobo’s words about China appear in eight thoughtful lines. Though limited, they echo his conviction and the personal stakes he felt toward the nation’s future.

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I can't imagine here would be a Chinese Gorbachev. But the party will gradually open up. For instance, it has already set…

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I have viewed the West as if it were not only the salvation of China but also the natural and ultimate destination…

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My tendency to idealize Western civilization arises from my nationalistic desire to use the West in order to reform China. But this…

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Now the entire world has its eyes on China.

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The Internet is truly God's gift to the Chinese people.

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I hope that I will be the last victim in China's long record of treating words as crimes.

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China after Olympics will progress very slowly. But the demands for freedom - on the part of ordinary people but also party…

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In China the underworld and officialdom have interpenetrated and become one. Criminal elements have become officialized as officials have become criminalized.

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Ultimately, change will happen when problems persist and enough people are concerned.

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“The ease with which money forgives bayonets and lies to justify the massacre with reasoned arguments”

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My dear, with your love I can calmly face my impending trial, having no regrets about the choices I've made and optimistically awaiting tomorrow.

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I always think that reforms and turning China into a free country is a long and tortuous process. Despite this, in a totalitarian state,…

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China, as a major nation of the world, as one of five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, and as a member…

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My searing desire to atone for having survived helps me resist the temptations to join the world of lies.

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I do my best to make every word from my pen a cry from the heart for the souls of the dead.

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Our political system continues to produce human rights disasters and social crises, thereby not only constricting China's own development but also limiting the progress…

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I have viewed the West as if it were not only the salvation of China but also the natural and ultimate destination of all…

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There is no force that can put an end to the human quest for freedom, and China will, in the end, become a nation…

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In order to exercise the right to freedom of speech conferred by the Constitution, one should fulfill the social responsibility of a Chinese citizen.

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In my view, Reform and Opening Up began with the abandonment of the 'using class struggle as guiding principle' government policy of the Mao…

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If there has been any progress in the Chinese society and politics over the last 20 years, it is all because the citizens have…

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