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...Wei Jingsheng, who spoke at the ARCO Forum on May 6, was not a participant in the 1989 demonstrations...
...Wei encouraged overseas activists to carry on the work despite setbacks and international apathy...
Even though Wei suffered an angina attack the day before his speech and had been hospitalized in Canada, he stood before the glowing lights for one-and-a-half hours...
With apparent grit and determination, Wei pounded home the necessity for individuals in China to speak...
After his release in 1993--mere days before acommittee was to decide on Beijing's bid to hostthe 2000 Olympics--Wei again ran into trouble,this time for speaking with the U.S. AssistantSecretary of State for Human Rights. He wassentenced to another 14 years of prison...