Liu Binyan

Liu Binyan (Chinese: 刘宾雁; pinyin: Liú Bīnyàn, born February 7, 1925 in Changchun, died December 5, 2005 in Trenton, New Jersey, USA) - Chinese writer, journalist, dissident.

He was the son of a railway worker. In 1944 he joined the then Communist Party of China. After the founding of the PRC he worked as a journalist in the Communist youth press, later in the CCP's main newspaper "Renmin Ribao". In 1956 he published two novels - Zai qiaoliang gongdi shang (在 桥梁 工地 上) and Benbao neibu xiaoxi (本报 内部 消息), in which he dealt with the problem of corruption of power. He met with allegations of "right-wing deviations" and in 1957 he was removed from the party and sent to the labor camp. In the 1960s he was rehabilitated, but returned to the labor camp in 1969.

He was rehabilitated in 1979 and returned to journalism. He was reinstated as a member of the CCP. He continued to point to numerous abuses in power circles, which brought him the nickname "China's conscience". In 1985, when the only time the Chinese Writers' Association had elected its chairman outside the control of the party authorities, Liu Binyan, in his struggle for the position, only became known to the well-known writer Ba Jin. In January 1987, at the request of Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping, he was again expelled from the party, and a year later he emigrated to the United States.

Following the events at Tian'anmen Square in June 1989, he was banned from returning to China. In the US, he published in the Chinese language Duo Wei, lectured at universities, cooperated with Radio Free Asia and the Hong Kong Press (allegedly corruption of local administration after the takeover of power in Hong Kong by the PRC). He published several books, including: China's Crisis, China's Hope (1990) and China! My China!

Unsuccessfully applied to the Chinese authorities for permission to return to the country. He died in the US after cancer. Authoritative control (person):

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