The literal meaning of the Chinese characters for revolution is elimination of life

- Ma Jian

I meant that the Chinese people are not aware of their own entrapment. They believe they live in a free society, but don't realize how much they are …

- Ma Jian

To become self-aware, people must be allowed to hear a plurality of opinions and then make up their own minds. They must be allowed to say, write and…

- Ma Jian

The Chinese people have been forced to forget the Tiananmen massacre. There has been no public debate about the event, no official apology. The media…

- Ma Jian

The Beijing Olympics represent China's grand entrance onto the world stage and confirmation of its new superpower status.

- Ma Jian

I believe that the power of literature is stronger than the power of tyranny.

- Ma Jian

When history is erased, people's moral values are also erased.

- Ma Jian

Everything I was I carry with me, everything I will belies waiting on the road ahead.

- Ma Jian

My hope is that the Chinese government will come to realise that it is futile to repress free speech, and that contrary to what they believe a regime…

- Ma Jian