A pro- Democracy advocate died Wednesday after his release from prison. He had liver cancer and was refused medical treatments that may have helped his condition. Such is the life and death of a protester in China. China is not a place that allows individuals or groups for that matter to speak out against the state. In other words the Chinese are hard core Communists. Or Commies as we like to say in the States. Many other countries around the world know this; it is not a secret. The modern history of the country, its people, and its politics are well known. Most recently, Mr. Xi, the current leader, has been running about the globe promoting China as the place/country of the future. The conditions in China have improved, if you will, (if not incarcerated)for the general population. Apple has improved its business by selling iphones there by the millions. But, human rights remain a serious problem. Mr. Liu, the Nobel prize winner, had been arrested and put in prison for his political position. His wife has also been in prison. It's not a pretty picture. Mr. Liu was 61 years old. At the time of the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989, he was only 30, but not afraid of the all powerful state of the Communist government.
Needless to say, the press coverage is not favorable to Mr. Xi and company.
The Chinese government in their wisdom, had the poet cremated and his ashes were spread at sea off Hong Kong. Reason being they did not want any monuments established that might draw more attention to his work or to himself. Love those Commies-they don't change, like the tiger and his stripes.
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