华体会

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Wu鈥檈r Kaixi has fought against the Chinese Communist Party鈥檚 (CCP) human rights abuses for most of his life. He began his lifetime of activism as a student leader of the Tiananmen Square movement in 1989, participating in a hunger strike, leading negotiations with officials, and ultimately making news when he rebuked Premier Li Peng on national television. He became China鈥檚 second most wanted student activist and was forced to flee the country. Wu鈥檈r Kaixi settled in Taiwan, where he has become a staunch advocate for Taiwan's democracy and the rights of oppressed minority groups in China. Join 华体会 Senior Fellow Nury Turkel for a conversation with Wu鈥檈r Kaixi on authoritarianism in China, how the international community should respond to Beijing鈥檚 repression at home and aggression abroad, and why it took so long for the world to wake up to the threat posed by the CCP.