Talk:Wei Jingsheng

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"As a twenty-eight year old electrician in Beijing, he joined the Red Guards during the Cultural Revolution." If he was born in 1950 then he was 28 in 1978. The Cultural Revolution and the Red Guards were long gone by then. Either his birthdate or his age when he joined the Red Guards must be an error. Adam 14:37, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

Jao Wang's book "Red China Blues", in an interview with Jingsheng, reads: "His release, he[Wei Jingsheng] said, had nothing to do with China's 1993 bid to host the 2000 Olympics, as was widely believed. 'That was a face-saving pretext,' he said, and recounted another tantalizing story from his elite contacts. Some Chinese leaders feared time was running out if they were going to gain any political points for letting Wei out early. But because Deng[Xiaoping] had ordered his arrest, no one dared take responsibility for his release. So the Politburo deputized Deng's youngest daughter, Deng Maomao, to broach the subject with her father. 'He refused at first. Finally, after two hours, he nooded. Deng Maomao rushed back to the Politburo.- Father has nodded- she said. And that's how I got out'". Wei had spent fourteen and a half years in jail out of the fifteen years he had been sentenced to.whiteflower78 24 Jul 2007

Fact-checking

This article needs to be checked and provide references as well as making sure it has a NPOV. Sentences such as "Wei is the most well-known and reputed advocate of democracy both inside and outside of China." are difficult to support. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.164.214.213 (talk) 21:07, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

The last part of the article where it is stated that wei believed that tibet should become a part of India is wrong or at least wrongly cited. had he actually held these beliefs it is CERTAINLY NOT stated in the source cited. in fact the source argued the exact opposite here is a quote from the link given in source 6 of wiki article "In fact, the Dalai Lama should know clearly that without alliance with the Han people, he would face the ambitious Indians who are no better than the Han people. Sikkim, Bhutan and Nepal are good examples for a future independent Tibet"

I think the statement should either be deleted or supported by relevant sources

—Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.245.0.213 (talk) 16:19, 9 August 2009 (UTC) 

Nobel Peace Prize Nominations

I added to the entry the reference to the fact that he was already nominated several times for the Nobel Peace Prize, which seems important due to the fact that he is probably the leading name in the Chinese democratic movement and certainly one of the most worthy personalities who has yet to win the award. There are several references about his nominations, I used one from the Wei Jingsheng Foundation that gives the number of seven nominations, since 1993: [1].Mistico (talk) 03:04, 30 October 2013 (UTC)