...photographs are facts, but not necessarily true... The present always surpasses the past, and the future will not care about today.

To survive, China had to open up to the West. It could not survive otherwise. This was after many millions have died of hunger in a country that was like North Korea is today. Once we became part of global competition, we had to agree to some rules. It's painful, but we had to. Otherwise there was no way to survive.

Liberty is about our rights to question everything.

China hasn't only existed for one day. Now, the whole nation has become richer and it's become a problem. The problem is universal. The factor is big. Everybody has to rethink the balance of the world and the whole landscape.

Growing up, my family was an enemy of the state. I have experienced more disappointment than joy, much more sad stories or desperate conditions.

The [China] government has improved in the last years. Of course, the structure is still the same; there's still a one-party system and strong censorship.

What counts in the end is what the government does.