Perry Link is a renowned scholar of modern Chinese language, literature, and political dissent. He is a professor emeritus of East Asian studies at Princeton University and currently teaches at the University of California, Riverside. His extensive work has profoundly shaped the understanding of contemporary Chinese culture and its intricate relationship with political resistance.

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I Have No Enemies by Perry Link and Wu Dazhi

I Have No Enemies | The Life and Legacy of Liu Xiaobo by Perry Link and Wu Dazhi is a fascinating biography of Liu, a Chinese political and human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. A powerful record of Liu’s life and times, this book also tells the story of a generation of Chinese intellectuals who sought a better way forward.

The Most Wanted Man in China by Fang Lizhi

The Most Wanted Man in China | My Journey from Scientist to Enemy of the State by Fang Lizhi is a brilliant memoir of a Chinese astrophysicist who challenged the authority of Communist China. His story, told with vivid detail and disarming humor, is a testament to the importance of remaining true to one’s principles in an unprincipled time and place.