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Fang Lizhi

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Fang Lizhi [fæŋ ˈliːˈdʒɪ]
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(Biographies / (1936 M, Chinese, SCIENCE: physicist) born 1936, Chinese astrophysicist and human-rights campaigner, living in the US from 1990
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It is no surprise, therefore, that from Linus Pauling to Andrei Sakharov, from Albert Einstein to Fang Lizhi, and from Bertrand Russell to Vaclav Havel, the most notable champions of human rights over the past half-century have included scientists and scholars.
'The gleaming wings of science.' by Polanyi, John Charles / UN Chronicle
As Chinese dissident Fang Lizhi said in 1989 while arguing for the withdrawal of World Bank loans and credits from China, "We must make our government realize that it is economically dependent on its citizens.
The World Bank is not financially sound by Adams, Patricia / USA Today (Magazine)
Its Board of Judges include former United Nations Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar, physicist and human rights activist Fang Lizhi, and Nobel Peace Prize laureates Shimon Peres, Mairead Maguire, Archbishop Desmond M.
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