Chen Guangcheng

Chen Guangcheng (simplified Chinese: 陈光诚; born 12 November 1971) is a Chinese civil rights activist who has worked on human rights issues in rural areas of the People's Republic of China.

Chen Guangcheng (2012)

Quotes

• The Chinese Foreign Ministry has said more than once that I am a free person. Did I do anything wrong by leaving my home? If other people helped me leave ... this is something that should be praised. Why then when I leave do they break into my home to beat people, detain them.
  • May 25, 2012 Activist Chen urges China to prosecute those who harassed him

• China will see democracy, I’m one hundred per cent sure – it just needs time. If everyone makes an effort to build a more just and civil society then it will come faster and if everyone stands by and does nothing, then it will come slower but is still inevitable. Whether the authorities wish it to or not, the dawn comes and the day breaks just the same.
  • September 22, 2012 Lunch with the FT: Chen Guangcheng

• When I spoke out against China's 'one child' policy and other injustices, I was persecuted, beaten, and put under house arrest by the government...In April, 2012, I escaped and was given shelter in the American embassy in Beijing. I am forever grateful to the American people for welcoming me and my family to the United States where we are now free.
  • August 26, 2020 Speech in RNC's livestream. Chinese dissident brought to US by Obama administration attacks Democrats at RNC