Chinese Dissident Says Mo Yan Not Worthy of Nobel Prize
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2012-12-13
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On Monday, International Human Rights Day, Chinese dissident Wang Dan called on the Chinese regime to release Liu Xiaobo, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010. Wang also said Chinese writer Mo Yan, who won the Nobel Literature Prize in October, was not qualified to win.
Wang hosted a news conference in Taipei commemorating Liu and other arrested Chinese writers and dissidents, on the day the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded in Oslo.
[Wang Dan, Chinese Dissident]:
“So I appeal first to Xi Jinping: if you want to prove to China and the world that you're determined to go up against corruption, then you should release Liu Xiaobo and set his wife Liu Xia free. Then we can give you basic trust. If not, then I think your anti-corruption stance is fake.”
Wang Dan and Liu Xiaobo were both involved in the 1989 pro-democracy movement, which was crushed by the Chinese army on June 4th, 1989. Liu has been imprisoned since 2009, and his wife has been under house arrest since he was awarded the peace prize.
Literature prize winner Mo Yan is known for his books such as “Red Sorghum” and “The Republic of Wine”. Wang was asked to comment on Mo’s win, and said Mo was not qualified for the prize.
[Wang Dan, Chinese Dissident]:
“I think Mo Yan's speech at Stockholm is very disappointing, even infuriating because when he spoke of China's censorship on speeches, although he said he did not agree, his attitude showed that he appeared to be agreeing. Everyone saw it. He cannot deny it. The Nobel Literature Prize doesn't only reward accomplishments in literature, the spirit of the Nobel Literature Prize is also about how literature influences society. From this perspective I don't think Mo Yan is qualified.”
Mo told a press conference in October he hoped Liu Xiaobo could be free as soon as possible. But since then he has declined to talk about the issue. Mo also refused to sign a petition by fellow laureates demanding Liu’s freedom.
Other writers and dissidents have criticized Mo Yan for commemorating a speech by former Communist leader Mao Zedong. Mo, who is a Communist Party member, has defended censorship as sometimes necessary, calling it similar to security checks at airports.
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Wang hosted a news conference in Taipei commemorating Liu and other arrested Chinese writers and dissidents, on the day the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded in Oslo.
[Wang Dan, Chinese Dissident]:
“So I appeal first to Xi Jinping: if you want to prove to China and the world that you're determined to go up against corruption, then you should release Liu Xiaobo and set his wife Liu Xia free. Then we can give you basic trust. If not, then I think your anti-corruption stance is fake.”
Wang Dan and Liu Xiaobo were both involved in the 1989 pro-democracy movement, which was crushed by the Chinese army on June 4th, 1989. Liu has been imprisoned since 2009, and his wife has been under house arrest since he was awarded the peace prize.
Literature prize winner Mo Yan is known for his books such as “Red Sorghum” and “The Republic of Wine”. Wang was asked to comment on Mo’s win, and said Mo was not qualified for the prize.
[Wang Dan, Chinese Dissident]:
“I think Mo Yan's speech at Stockholm is very disappointing, even infuriating because when he spoke of China's censorship on speeches, although he said he did not agree, his attitude showed that he appeared to be agreeing. Everyone saw it. He cannot deny it. The Nobel Literature Prize doesn't only reward accomplishments in literature, the spirit of the Nobel Literature Prize is also about how literature influences society. From this perspective I don't think Mo Yan is qualified.”
Mo told a press conference in October he hoped Liu Xiaobo could be free as soon as possible. But since then he has declined to talk about the issue. Mo also refused to sign a petition by fellow laureates demanding Liu’s freedom.
Other writers and dissidents have criticized Mo Yan for commemorating a speech by former Communist leader Mao Zedong. Mo, who is a Communist Party member, has defended censorship as sometimes necessary, calling it similar to security checks at airports.
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