Mao Yushi (Chinese: 茅于轼; born 14 January 1929 in Nanjing, Jiangsu) is a Chinese economist. Mao graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1950 and was labeled a 'rightist' in 1958. In 1986, Mao was a visiting scholar at Harvard University, and in 1990, Mao was a senior lecturer at Queensland University.[1][2]
Mao Yushi | |
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| Born | 14 January 1929 Nanjing, China |
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| Relatives | Mao Yisheng (uncle) |
| Awards | Milton Friedman Liberty Prize |
Career
editHe co-founded the Unirule Institute of Economics, which educated new and old generations of Chinese on the importance of private property, freedom of choice, voluntary exchange, rule of law, and other aspects of the free market economy, teaching how to transition away from central planning. On 4 May 2012, Mao Yushi was awarded the Cato Institute's Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty for his work in classical liberalism and free-market economics.[3][4] In October 2014, Beijing began a "crackdown on dissent" by banning the publication of his works.[5] In January 2017, they also shut down his website.[6]
Criticism of Mao Zedong
editMao Yushi wrote an online column criticizing the communist and totalitarian policies of Mao Zedong in China. He was attacked by Maoists in the country, who called for his arrest.[7][8]
Move to Canada
editMao Yushi has been suppressed for a long time because his speech and ideological views are not compatible with the Chinese authorities. In January 2024, at the age of 95, he left China and settled in Vancouver, Canada, and stated that he would never return to China.[9]
Family
editMao's uncle was the famous engineer Mao Yisheng.[10]
References
edit- ^ "凤凰网财经-离用户最近的财经媒体-凤凰网". finance.ifeng.com.
- ^ "茅于轼". Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ^ "Economist Mao Yushi Awarded $250,000 Milton Friedman Liberty Prize | the China Times". 5 May 2012.
- ^ "茅于轼弗里德曼促进自由奖获奖感言 | 中国时报". Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- ^ Wee, Sui-Lee; Rajagopalan, Megha (13 October 2014). "China detains scholar, bans books in crackdown on moderate voices". Reuters. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ^ "China Shuts Down Website of Mao Yushi, Friedman Prize Winner". www.cato.org. 24 January 2017.
- ^ "Boundlessly loyal to the great monster". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "archive.ph". archive.ph. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone International- (18 January 2024). "中国自由派学者茅于轼95岁出走温哥华". Radio-Canada.ca (in Canadian French). Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "王倩：茅于轼家族见证百年中国_共识网—在大变革时代寻找共识". Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
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