Excerpt: 'No Enemies, No Hatred' by Liu Xiaobo
Liu Xiaobo’s photograph on the front of the Grand Hotel, Oslo
Liu Xiaobo’s photograph on the front of the Grand Hotel, Oslo
Many years ago, in an interview he did with Bill Moyers, Chinua Achebe was asked, “What would you want the West to do?” Achebe replied, “Listen, just listen.” I would like to add…
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