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Feb 23, 2010 Conference Press Release

February 21st, 2010 · No Comments

Human Rights Advocates to Ask Secretary Clinton,
“Tear Down the Firewalls of Internet Censorship”

When: Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 10:00 am
Where: Longworth House Office Building, Room 1629
Who: Leading democracy activists including: Dr. David Tian, Global Internet Consortium; Dr. Yang Jianli, Harvard Fellow & President, Initiatives for China; Michael Horowitz, Hudson Institute Senior Fellow; Mark Palmer, Former [...]

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Human Rights Lawyer Enters Shanghai After 90-Day Standoff With Chinese Government

February 15th, 2010 · No Comments

Washington, DC, February 12, 2010. Initiatives for China has received confirmation that Feng Zhenghu, a Chinese Citizen and human rights lawyer, safely entered Shanghai, China at approximately 11:30 am local time (11:30 pm EST).    This ends a remarkable test of wills between Feng and the Chinese government regarding his right to return home.
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Stranded For 80 Days, Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Meets With Japanese Officials

January 24th, 2010 · No Comments

Feng Zhenghu vows to stay at Tokyo airport until Chinese government recognizes his right to return home
Washington DC, January 22, 2010. Initiatives for China announced this morning that Mr. Feng Zhenghu, a Chinese human rights lawyer stranded at Narita Airport since November 4, 2009, met with Japanese congressman, Makino Sheishu. Feng expressed regret [...]

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Introduction to the Founder

Dr. Yang Jianli

Founder and President of Initiatives for China, Dr. Yang Jianli was born in Shandong Province in northern China. A graduate of Beijing Normal University, Dr. Yang holds a PhD. in Mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley, and a PhD in Political Economy from the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government. In 1989, at the age of 26, his fellow graduate students at Berkeley selected him to go to Beijing in support of their counterparts in China who were demonstrating for democracy in Tiananmen Square. He arrived in Tiananmen Square in time to witness the massacre of thousands of peaceful demonstrators by the guns and tanks of the Chinese government. This event fundamentally changed young Jianli's future. He narrowly escaped capture and returned to the United States where he committed himself to studying democracy. Read more...