Wei Jingsheng

Wei Jingsheng (b 1950) is a Chinese pro-democracy activist. He is known for 'The Fifth Modernization' (democracy). He was sentenced to undergo life imprisonment for involvement in protests against government but released in 1993.

Wisdom & Quotes

• Democracy is not a mere consequence, a certain stage in the development of society. It is the condition on which the survival of productive forces depends.

- The Fifth Modernisation

• We must ask the high cadres...

When you suppressed the rights of others to express freely their political views, did you secure your own?
- from the underground periodical explorations

Cherrie Moraga