Wu'er Kaixi: Why I want to surrender, be arrested in China & how much time I am prepared to serve скачать в хорошем качестве

Wu'er Kaixi: Why I want to surrender, be arrested in China & how much time I am prepared to serve

On November 25, 2013, Tiananmen student leader Wu'er Kaixi turned himself over to Hong Kong authorities with the ultimate goal of being deported to China, where the democracy activist faces prison. In this 2010 interview, Wuer Kaixi talks about his motivation and the sacrifices dissidents need to make, as well as about his hope for a different China.   / taiwanreporter   Transcript: If I ever manage to get on China soil, by whatever means, realistically speaking they are going to arrest me. Realistically speaking they will probably deport me. They will probably keep me in prison, in detention for several months and then sentence me, at the same time throw me out. There is a good chance, a fair chance like larger than 30% that I will actually see myself carry through the sentence. The sentence should be somewhere between four years, which is what Wang Dan got, who is number one on the most wanted list, I am number two. After he got arrested, I suppose I promoted myself into number one. And then 11 years, which is what Liu Xiaobo got. 11 years is also the sentence Wang Dan got for the second time. He did not see it through. 11 years is also I believe Wei Jinsheng got. Some superstition for the number 11. There is a good chance I am getting that. I hope I do not see it through. I don't say I hope I don't suffer that long, well that too, but I hope it does not take that long for China to change, so I can emerge, walk out of the prison. All possibilities. There is a bigger chance they may again throw me out. But when you make the decision to do that, you should be ready for all consequences. Nobody is actually that prepared. To be ready to give up the life, including supporting wife, two sons -- nobody can bet hat ready. I can tell you this: Every dissident in the world has this dilemma. Every dissident in the world has an untold story. That is every brave move they make, at the same time they are making a decision to hurt their family. So in the world history of dissident movements, no matter how many decisions, behind those actions made at the same time by the same group of people to hurt their family. And there is no way to justify that. If we are suposed to be human rights fighters, why are we violating our own family's rights to be with us? If we are fighting for freedom, what right do we have to deprive it from our own family members? Nevertheless, make those decisions, as pain as it may be. I would like to see myself going back to China running for an election. I do not know for what level. I would like to see myself running for election, just like you see people running for election here in Taiwan. It's fascinating, isn't it? Taiwan has the most fascinating elections in the world, I am sure you guys know it better than I do now. I would like to see my parents. I would like to see no exile. Exile is a torture, is a mental torture. My friend told me that Beijing has changed so much. I was born and raised in Beijing. So my friend told me that Beijing has changed so much. All the things we loved about Beijing are gone. I would not like it anymore, I would hate it. I answered her, yeah, but I would like to be in Beijing to hate it. If I go back to China, I will just be another headache fort hem. Can they deal with it? Yes. Can they take the consequences of sentencing me for 11 years? Yes. Can they take the consequences for the same time of impact, like sentencing me, having a fan zuo yong, resisting impact for them, a little. Can they take 100 Wuer Kaixi being sentenced, being arrested, coming back, being on trial, repeat 100 times, can they? I do not know. I do not think they are confident to answer yes, we do. The interview took place in Taipei, Taiwan on July 29, 2010