“Let me start with Yahoo. As we meet today, a Chinese citizen who had the courage to speak his mind on the Internet is in prison because Yahoo chose to share his name and address with the Chinese Government.” MindGovernmentTodayNamesSpeakShareInternetCitizensLet MePrisonChineseAddressesChinese Government Author:Tom Lantos
“I am grateful to the motherland and the people. I feel honored to fly into space on behalf of hundreds of millions of female Chinese citizens.” PeopleFeelsSpaceMillionsCitizensFemaleGratefulChineseHonoredBehalfI Am GratefulMotherland Author:Liu Yang
“With all my heart I beseech and beg my two hundred million female compatriots to assume their responsibility as citizens. Arise! Arise! Chinese women, arise!” HeartTwoResponsibilityMillionsCitizensMy HeartHundredFemaleAssumingAriseChinese Author:Qiu Jin
“Chinese citizens have never had the right to really express their opinions; in the constitution it says you can, but in the real world it is more dangerous. In the west people think it's a right they're born with. Here it's a right given by the government, and one that's not really practised.” PeopleThinkingWorldRealGovernmentGivenBornOpinionDangerousCitizensConstitutionWestChineseReal World Author:Ai Weiwei
“One of the things that I realized when I left office was that in the 1990's citizens across the world applied more power than they had ever had, as compared with the government, because of more people living under democracies than dictatorships for the first time, the power of the internet, which the young Chinese used to basically change China's policy on the SARS epidemic, and shut it down, and because of the rise in non-governmental organizations like my foundation.” PeopleWorldFirstsGovernmentYoungUsedLeftDemocracyPolicyInternetCitizensOfficeFirst TimeOrganizationDown AndFoundationChinaI RealizedChineseDictatorshipEpidemicsSars Author:William J. Clinton
“There is a long tradition in China for writers and journalists to take pen names, partly as protection from retaliation by authorities. If Facebook requires the use of real names, that could potentially put Chinese citizens in danger.” IfsLongRealUseNamesDangerCitizensAuthorityTraditionChinaProtectionChineseJournalistPensRetaliation Author:Michael Anti
“The Chinese people absolutely need good spiritual examples. They also could use a citizen of their own, who is free and happy, and pleased with them, and represents them in a positive way to the world. Especially now that they're becoming this mega-power, and no longer known as a puppet in the game, or strictly business people.” PeopleWorldWayNeedsUseSpiritualGamesKnownExampleBecomingCitizensChinesePuppetsMegaGood Spiritual Author:Robert Thurman
“China is now urging citizens to eat less meat. Factory farming comes with immense costs to a society, and Chinese leaders are starting to recognize its implications for water use, the efficient use of grains and other food resources, and human health concerns.” HumansUseWaterLeaderCitizensCostResourcesConcernStartingChinaChineseMeatFactoriesEfficientGrainImmenseFarmingImplicationsFactory FarmingHuman Health Author:Wayne Pacelle