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...criticize the then ruling Kuomintang (KMT). Many supporters called in at night, taking care to keep the lights off at home lest their neighbors suspect they may be taking part in the clandestine radio movement. "The station worked not only as a public-opinion medium," recalls Greenpeace head Chen Der-li, "but also as a command center to announce rally activities and to mobilize supporters to the democratic movement." The DPP won a landmark presidential election...
...Chinese art has come since the days of the Cultural Revolution, and provides vivid proof that Chinese artists now have the right to be just as zany as their Western counterparts. Among the show's best offerings are short films and clips from full-length productions by filmmakers like Chen Kaige, Zhang Yimou and Jia Zhangke. But like most contemporary shows, video is the dominant medium here. Among other endless loops, visitors can watch Zhang Peili's triptych featuring tight close-ups of a man cutting food on a plate and audibly chewing it. In Cui Xiuwen's three-hour...
Though plans for Gu’s funeral were not solidly in place until several days before the event, the service was “overflowing” with family and friends from Harvard and elsewhere, said Chen, who also delivered one of the eulogies...
...Chen said Gu’s deep concern for others was one of his defining characteristics...
...It’s not a coincidence that in that last conversation, he sort of asked about everything important in my life,” Chen said...