Liu Jingsheng | |
Native Name: | 刘京生 |
Native Name Lang: | zh |
Occupation: | Political activist |
Known For: | Democracy Wall, co-editor of Tansuo (Explorations) |
Notable Works: | Tansuo |
Awards: | PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award (1998) |
Liu Jingsheng (; born c.1950) is a Chinese political opposition activist and a former co-editor of Tansuo (Explorations), a journal he founded in the late 1970s with Wei Jingsheng.
Liu played a leading role in the Democracy Wall and was arrested (when?). Upon his release, Liu resumed his job as a bus driver. In 1992, he was arrested again for his associations with "counter-revolutionary organizations." Liu was released in November 2004.
Liu was awarded the PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award in 1998.