Liu Xiaobo's Biography 'I Have No Enemies' — He Hoped to Resolve Hatred with Love During His Lifetime
Liu Xiaobo's biography 'I Have No Enemies' has been published, depicting his lifelong wish to 'resolve hatred with love' and his philosophy of non-violent resistance. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate's ideas continue to deeply resonate today.
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(Central News Agency Reporter Chiu Tsu-yin, Taipei, May 6) The late Chinese human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo's ninth death anniversary is approaching. 'I Have No Enemies,' co-authored by American scholar Perry Link and Liu Xiaobo's friend Wu Dazhi, reveals his lifelong hope to treat governmental hostility with goodwill and resolve hatred with love.
According to new book information released by Inking Literary, this book is considered the best biography of Liu Xiaobo. The title is taken from Liu Xiaobo's five-page essay 'I Have No Enemies — My Final Statement,' written on the eve of his sentencing in 2009, making his final defense for his actions.
In the essay, Liu Xiaobo said: 'I have no enemies, and no hatred. All the police who monitored me, arrested me, interrogated me, the prosecutors who indicted me, and the judges who sentenced me, none of them are my enemies.'
Liu Xiaobo explained that hatred corrodes a person's wisdom and conscience, and the consciousness of an enemy poisons the spirit of a nation, inciting cruel struggles of life and death, destroying the tolerance and humanity of a society, and hindering a country's progress towards freedom and democracy.
Liu Xiaobo said: 'I hope that I can transcend my personal experiences to view the development of the nation and changes in society, treating the regime's hostility with the greatest goodwill, and resolving hatred with love.'
The book also delicately portrays Liu Xiaobo's personality traits, and mentions his advocacy for 'non-violent' resistance during his lifetime, which led some to compare him to Martin Luther King and Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. However, the book argues that the degree of suppression of people's freedom in Liu Xiaobo's environment far exceeded what the former two experienced.
In addition, Liu Xiaobo was often compared to dissidents such as Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, Vaclav Havel, and Lech Walesa, but he lacked organizational support, stating, 'In China, such organizations are eradicated as soon as they emerge.'
Even in a relatively pessimistic situation, co-author Wu Dazhi stated at the end of the book: 'The profound lesson my friend Liu Xiaobo learned is that the Chinese people themselves are an inexhaustible source of vitality and creativity, and their pursuit of building a free and dignified society is unstoppable and unpredictable.' (Editor: Lung Bo-an) 1150506
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(Central News Agency Reporter Chiu Tsu-yin, Taipei, May 6) The late Chinese human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo's ninth death anniversary is approaching. 'I Have No Enemies,' co-authored by American scholar Perry Link and Liu Xiaobo's friend Wu Dazhi, reveals his lifelong hope to treat governmental hostility with goodwill and resolve hatred with love.
According to new book information released by Inking Literary, this book is considered the best biography of Liu Xiaobo. The title is taken from Liu Xiaobo's five-page essay 'I Have No Enemies — My Final Statement,' written on the eve of his sentencing in 2009, making his final defense for his actions.
In the essay, Liu Xiaobo said: 'I have no enemies, and no hatred. All the police who monitored me, arrested me, interrogated me, the prosecutors who indicted me, and the judges who sentenced me, none of them are my enemies.'
Liu Xiaobo explained that hatred corrodes a person's wisdom and conscience, and the consciousness of an enemy poisons the spirit of a nation, inciting cruel struggles of life and death, destroying the tolerance and humanity of a society, and hindering a country's progress towards freedom and democracy.
Liu Xiaobo said: 'I hope that I can transcend my personal experiences to view the development of the nation and changes in society, treating the regime's hostility with the greatest goodwill, and resolving hatred with love.'
The book also delicately portrays Liu Xiaobo's personality traits, and mentions his advocacy for 'non-violent' resistance during his lifetime, which led some to compare him to Martin Luther King and Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. However, the book argues that the degree of suppression of people's freedom in Liu Xiaobo's environment far exceeded what the former two experienced.
In addition, Liu Xiaobo was often compared to dissidents such as Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, Vaclav Havel, and Lech Walesa, but he lacked organizational support, stating, 'In China, such organizations are eradicated as soon as they emerge.'
Even in a relatively pessimistic situation, co-author Wu Dazhi stated at the end of the book: 'The profound lesson my friend Liu Xiaobo learned is that the Chinese people themselves are an inexhaustible source of vitality and creativity, and their pursuit of building a free and dignified society is unstoppable and unpredictable.' (Editor: Lung Bo-an) 1150506
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