I have viewed the West as if it were not only the salvation of China but also the natural and ultimate destination of all humanity.

The Party leader at the time, Jiang Zemin, wanted to show the world China's new status. And in winning the bid, the leaders could show the people how strong the government was. Plus, the leadership wanted to use the Olympics to strengthen nationalist sentiment.

Life is priceless even to an ant.

The free world led by the U.S. fought almost all regimes that trampled on human rights.

I hope that I will be the last victim in China's long record of treating words as crimes.

Hatred is corrosive of a person's wisdom and conscience; the mentality of enmity can poison a nation's spirit, instigate brutal life and death struggles, destroy a society's tolerance and humanity, and block a nation's progress to freedom and democracy.

I have viewed the West as if it were not only the salvation of China but also the natural and ultimate destination of all humanity.