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Zhang Lifan is known as one of the most outspoken liberal-minded scholars in China and has often been critical of the [[Chinese Communist Party]], which in 2013 lead to him being censored and removed from Chinese microblogging platform [[Sina Weibo]], where he had 300k followers.<ref>https://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1355832/i-am-ghost-now-says-censored-outspoken-scholar-zhang-lifan</ref> |
Zhang Lifan is known as one of the most outspoken liberal-minded scholars in China and has often been critical of the [[Chinese Communist Party]], which in 2013 lead to him being censored and removed from Chinese microblogging platform [[Sina Weibo]], where he had 300k followers.<ref>https://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1355832/i-am-ghost-now-says-censored-outspoken-scholar-zhang-lifan</ref> |
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In an interview with [[NPR]] on the arrest of young Marxists fighting for workers rights, Zhang said "I think this shows China's Communist Party can no longer justify itself". Zhang said further that young Marxists in China pose a conundrum for the country's leadership, whom he says only feign interest in Marxism to "maintain a guiding principle".<ref></ref> |
In an interview with [[NPR]] on the arrest of young Marxists fighting for workers rights, Zhang said "I think this shows China's Communist Party can no longer justify itself". Zhang said further that young Marxists in China pose a conundrum for the country's leadership, whom he says only feign interest in Marxism to "maintain a guiding principle".<ref>https://www.npr.org/2018/11/21/669509554/in-china-the-communist-partys-latest-unlikely-target-young-marxists</ref> |
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Revision as of 10:29, 9 September 2021
Zhang Lifan | |
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章立凡 | |
 Zhang Lifan | |
| Born | July 1950 (age 74) |
| Education | Chinese Academy of Social Sciences |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, scholar, historian |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Movement | Cultural Revolution |
| Parent(s) | Zhang Caiping Zhang Naiqi |
Zhang Lifan (Chinese: 章立凡; pinyin: Zhāng Lìfán, born July 1950), is a Chinese writer, scholar and historian.[1][2]
Biography
Zhang's father, Zhang Naiqi (章乃器), was one of the founders of the China National Democratic Association, Zhang's mother is Zhang Caiping (张彩萍).[1][2] Zhang spent his childhood in his hometown of Beijing.[1][2] He attended High School attached to Tsinghua University (清华附中).[1][2] In 1957, Zhang Naiqi, Zhang Bojun (章伯钧), Chu Anping (储安平) and Luo Longji (罗隆基) were picked out as right wingers.[1][2] On 8 June 1957, Zhang Naiqi was removed from his posts and taken to be prosecuted. Zhang Lifan was punished because of his father.[1][2] On 13 May 1977, Zhang Naiqi died of illness in a Beijing Hospital basement. After the Cultural Revolution, Zhang Lifan was educated in the Institute of Modern History of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (中国社科院近代史研究所).[1][2]
Views
Zhang Lifan is known as one of the most outspoken liberal-minded scholars in China and has often been critical of the Chinese Communist Party, which in 2013 lead to him being censored and removed from Chinese microblogging platform Sina Weibo, where he had 300k followers.[3]
In an interview with NPR on the arrest of young Marxists fighting for workers rights, Zhang said "I think this shows China's Communist Party can no longer justify itself". Zhang said further that young Marxists in China pose a conundrum for the country's leadership, whom he says only feign interest in Marxism to "maintain a guiding principle".[4]
Book
- 君子之交如水 (in Chinese). Beijing: Writers Publishing House. 2007. p. 290. ISBN 9787506338585.
- 记忆：往事未付红尘 (in Chinese). Xi'an, Shaanxi: Shaanxi Normal University Press. 2004. p. 388. ISBN 9787561330586.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g 章立凡 中国历史能否走出死循环？. nfpeople.com (in Chinese). 17 February 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g 章立凡：中国历史能否走出死循环？. Sohu (in Chinese). 20 February 2012.
- ^ https://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1355832/i-am-ghost-now-says-censored-outspoken-scholar-zhang-lifan
- ^ https://www.npr.org/2018/11/21/669509554/in-china-the-communist-partys-latest-unlikely-target-young-marxists
External links
- Zhang Lifan on Weibo (in Chinese)
- Zhang Lifan on Sinablog
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