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Pieter Terpstra <peter.t...@gmail.com> posted:
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> VIDEO: Liu Xiaobo Discusses Life Under China's
> Authoritarian Regime (2008)
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> Published on Jul 14, 2017
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> Liu Xiaobo (2008): Nobel Peace Prize winner and prominent
> Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo died in hospital yesterday
> after being denied the opportunity to receive treatment
> for liver cancer abroad. In this rare interview with Liz
> Jackson of ABC Four Corners from 2008, he discusses life
> under China's authoritarian regime.
>
> "The driving force for positive change within the Chinese
> political system does not come from the top. It comes
> from the ordinary people and it's unstoppable". Xiaobo
> discusses humanitarian issues in Tibet and China, the
> Chinese governments harassment of his family, and the
> possibilities for democracy in China. "I'm the one who
> has brought fear into their hearts. So deep down I feel
> guilt but sometimes that can turn into fear". He also
> speaks about what he sees as the growing number of
> dissidents, like himself, willing to speak out against
> the Chinese government. "I think the government is under
> increasing pressure. Today if they arrest and detain
> someone they now have to take account of the political cost".
>
> ABC Australia - Ref. 5017
>
> https://youtu.be/2dzKU-mZXNY
> https://youtu.be/2dzKU-mZXNY
> https://youtu.be/2dzKU-mZXNY

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