Liu Jingsheng

Liu Jingsheng
刘京生
Bornc. 1950
OccupationPolitical activist
Known forDemocracy Wall, co-editor of Tansuo (Explorations)
Notable workTansuo
AwardsPEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award (1998)

Liu Jingsheng (Chinese: 刘京生; pinyin: Liú Jīngshēng; born c.1950) is a Chinese political opposition activist and a former co-editor of Tansuo (Explorations), a journal he founded in the late 1970s with Wei Jingsheng.

Biography

Liu played a leading role in the Democracy Wall and was arrested (when?). Upon his release, Liu resumed his job as a bus driver. In 1992, he was arrested again for his associations with "counter-revolutionary organizations." Liu was released in November 2004.

Liu was awarded the PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award in 1998.


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