Chen Guangcheng Quotes


If you don’t actively reform, you will passively get reformed.


Citations

Chen Guangcheng, Chinese Legal Activist and Dissident, “100 Top Global Thinkers”, Foreign Policy, December 2012

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Chen Guangcheng
Chen Guangcheng
  • Born: November 12, 1971
  • Nationality: Chinese
  • Profession: Civil Rights Activist

Chen Guangcheng is a Chinese civil rights activist who has worked on human rights issues in rural areas of the People's Republic of China. Blind from an early age and self-taught in the law, Chen is frequently described as a "barefoot lawyer" who advocates for women's rights, land rights, and the welfare of the poor.