Remarks by Xiao Qiang
Title
Remarks by Xiao Qiang
Subject
Zhang Jianhong
Freedom of expression
Description
Xiao Qiang accepting on behalf of Zhang Jianhong
Creator
Xiao Qiang
Source
The 2008 Democracy Award, http://www.ned.org/events/democracy-award/2008
Publisher
National Endowment for Democracy
Date
2008-06-17
Format
(1 p.) : PDF file
Language
eng
Type
Text
Text
Remarks by Xiao Qiang
Accepting on behalf of Zhang Jianhong
I am proud to stand here, receiving this honor on behalf of Zhang Jianhong.
This is a special award for Zhang, since he was a participant in 1989 Democracy Movement. From Tiananmen Square to the age of the Internet, Mr. Zhang reminds us that the spirit of free speech cannot, and will not be crushed by any forms of tyranny, whether they are tanks, machine guns, prison cells, or the Great Firewall.
An American Internet pioneer once famously said that "Information wants to be free !" I want to say that censorship in Chinese cyberspace will eventually fail because "Chinese people want to be free!"
Thank you, National Endowment for Democracy, for this recognition.
Accepting on behalf of Zhang Jianhong
I am proud to stand here, receiving this honor on behalf of Zhang Jianhong.
This is a special award for Zhang, since he was a participant in 1989 Democracy Movement. From Tiananmen Square to the age of the Internet, Mr. Zhang reminds us that the spirit of free speech cannot, and will not be crushed by any forms of tyranny, whether they are tanks, machine guns, prison cells, or the Great Firewall.
An American Internet pioneer once famously said that "Information wants to be free !" I want to say that censorship in Chinese cyberspace will eventually fail because "Chinese people want to be free!"
Thank you, National Endowment for Democracy, for this recognition.
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Citation
Xiao Qiang, “Remarks by Xiao Qiang,” NED Multimedia, accessed April 16, 2024, https://ned.omeka.net/items/show/14.