Quotes by Dai Qing

“Under his 13-year leadership. (Jiang) did not push China towards democracy. He could not accomplish that.”

“If it has an effect on political reform in China it will be a bad one. It cant have a good effect, ... It will make them even more obstinate.”

“The Chinese government has always been afraid of tightly organized social organization.”

“The government is afraid of any organizing by its citizens -- they prefer we just take our orders from the Party.”

“Our efforts may look weak and limited in comparison with the governments strong and thunderous media campaign. Whether history proves the project to be a success or a failure, the fact remains that we were simply a group of journalists who took our profession very seriously. We tried to do what we felt was right at a time when we were needed.”