Li Hongkuan
 Li Hongkuan during an interview on the Voice of America, Chinese desk. July 25, 2017 | |
| Born | March 26, 1963 |
| Education | Nanjing University, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Albert Einstein College of Medicine |
| Occupation(s) | dissident, writer, publisher of online magazines |
| Awards | "Prominent News and Culture Award" (Chinese: 万人杰新闻文化奖) |
Li Hongkuan (Chinese: 李洪宽; pinyin: Lí Hóngkuān; born March 26, 1963) is a Chinese dissident.
Biography
[edit]Li Hongkuan was born in Dezhou, Shandong. He graduated from Nanjing University and Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. After graduation, he became a teacher of Beijing Medical University (Today's Peking University Health Science Center).[citation needed]
In 1989, Li participated in Tiananmen Square protests and later was persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party. From 1991 to 1994, Li studied for a Ph. D. in Molecular Biology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York.[citation needed]
In late 1997, Li began publishing online magazines under the name Big News (大参考). Li founded Small News (小参考),[1] a news journal similar to Big News, in 1998.[2] The aim of the two magazines is to break through the Great Firewall of China and send news about Chinese dissidents and Chinese Opposition Movement to the Chinese domestic e-mail address.[3]
Li has also been interviewed by the Voice of America, Radio Free Asia, and other media, and also volunteering as current affairs commentators in some well-known programs.[citation needed]
In 1999, Li was awarded the "Prominent News and Culture Award" (万人杰新闻文化奖).[citation needed]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ China in Cyberspace，ChinaFile，November 4, 1999
- ^ "Losing Control: Freedom of the Press in Asia", p. 53.
- ^ Antigovernment News Site Struggles to Sort Fact, Fiction，The Wall Street Journal，May 31, 1999