Hu Ping (writer)
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| Born | August 19, 1947 |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Period | 1975 - Present |
| Children | 2 |
Hu Ping (born August 19, 1947) is a Chinese writer, essayist, and political activist known for his advocacy of liberalism, democracy and human rights in China.[1]
Life
[edit]Born in 1947 in Beijing, he was raised in Sichuan. In 1966, he joined the Red Guards during the Cultural Revolution and was later sent to the countryside as part of the Down to the Countryside Movement. He returned to Chengdu in 1973 and worked various temporary jobs. In 1978, he was admitted to the Philosophy Department at Peking University, where he earned a master's degree in philosophy.[2]
Hu Ping became active in the Democracy Wall Movement in 1979, advocating for political reform and freedom of speech. In 1980, he was elected as a delegate to the People's Congress representing Haidian District in Beijing. He later moved to the United States, where he continued his advocacy for democracy and human rights.[2][3]
He served as the chairman of the Chinese Alliance for Democracy from 1988 to 1991 and is the editor of the Chinese-language magazine Beijing Spring. He has authored several works, including On Freedom of Speech and The Road to Democracy in China.[4][5] Hu Ping's writings and activism have made him a prominent figure in the Chinese pro-democracy movement, and continue to inspire those advocating for political reform and human rights in China.[1]
Major Works
[edit]- On Freedom of Speech (1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980)
- Philosophical Discussion on my country's Economic Reform (1985)
- Philosophical Notes (1988)
- Give Me a Pivot (1988)
- Between Ideal and Reality (1990)
- Reflections on China's Democracy Movement (1992)
- Starting from Freedom (1994)
- One-Sided Statement (1998)
- Human Domestication, Evasion and Rebellion (1999)
- Cynicism (2005)
- Falun Gong Phenomenon (2005)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Luo, Simon Sihang (2023-05-04). "The Liberalism of Fear in China: Hu Ping and the Uses of Fear and Memory in Contemporary Chinese Liberalism". Global Intellectual History. 8 (3): 335–353. doi:10.1080/23801883.2021.1977674. ISSN 2380-1883.
- ^ a b "Hu Ping". pekinger-fruehling.univie.ac.at. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
- ^ "About". Dialogue China. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
- ^ Ping, Hu. "Stories by Hu Ping on Guernica". Guernica. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
- ^ "'Their Control Cannot Be Flawless'". Journal of Democracy. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
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