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“I don't want to test that simple sense of being human. I don't want to transform it.”

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Ayad Akhtar, born on October 28, 1970, is an accomplished American actor. He has played significant roles in various film and television productions, earning widespread acclaim for his exceptional acting skills and unique artistic style. more

“In China, your freedom is always limited, but this limitation applies to almost everyone. If someone does injustice to you, though, you have to find a way to avenge yourself - even by illegal measures. In a sense, injustice is more personal. This idea has always been in Chinese history. I think we read about freedom of speech, or lack of freedom of speech, in China so often. But I don't think people here in America think about how justice, or the idea of justice, is so important in a Chinese setting. It's probably more important than freedom of speech in the Chinese mindset at this moment.”

People Thinking Important Moments Justice Injustice Mindset Limitation Chinese Freedom Of Speech

Author:Yiyun Li

“Some people in China don't look at freedom of speech as an abstract ideal, but more as a means to an end.”

People Mean Abstract Freedom Of Speech

Author:Yiyun Li

“No one is immune from either taking the wrong action or not taking action at all, but the sense that something is completely out of a person's control is stronger in China.”

Action Stronger Taking Action

Author:Yiyun Li

“There are people who are willing to work within the system, and people who don't want to work with the system at all.”

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Author:Yiyun Li

“Why do I write about China? That is a very good question. I think there are questions about China that I haven't been able to answer. The reason I write is that there are questions to which I want to find answers - or I want to find questions beyond those questions.”

Thinking Writing Reason Very Good

Author:Yiyun Li

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