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Gu Yi

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Not to be confused with Yi Ku.
In this Chinese name, the family name is Gu.

Gu Yi aka Sulaiman Gu
古こ懿
Born
Luzhou, Sichuan, China
Other namesSulaiman
EducationUniversity of Georgia
OccupationStudent activist
Years active2012–present
Known forOn the 26th Anniversary of Tian’anmen Massacre – an Open Letter to Fellow Students in Mainland China

Gu Yi (Chinese: 古こ懿), also known as Sulaiman Gu, is a Chinese student dissident and human rights activist. He was interrogated and reprimanded for discussing with Ilham Tohti and other Uyghur dissidents and criticizing China's unfair treatment of its minority citizens in Xinjiang in 2009.[1] Later he went abroad to study Chemistry as a graduate student of Chemistry in the University of Georgia continuing his political activism in terms of writings and demonstrations. He was an enthusiastic supporter of 2014 Hong Kong protests.[2] In May 2015, he became widely-known for authoring and organizing an open letter to fellow students in China on the 26th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre.[3]

Early life in China

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Gu was born in People's Republic of China.[citation needed] Later in July 2015, as a student of University of Science and Technology of China, he was involved in online discussion with Uighur activists on websites like UighurOnline [zh], where he openly condemned China's forced assimilation policies and violation of religious freedom in Xinjiang, which resulted in him being questioned and reprimanded by the Chinese government for accusation of inciting subversion of state power.

He was ultimately pardoned and allowed to travel to the United States to continue his education.[1]

Political involvements in United States

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In May 2015, Gu, as a Chinese oversea student in University of Georgia, involved in the commemoration event for the 25th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre organised by Independent Federation of Chinese Students and Scholars in front of Embassy of China in Washington, D.C.[4]

In September 2014, Gu published an Article titled "Ilham's Sentence is Depressing" on The New York Times Chinese website, recalling his experience with Ilham Tohti, and rebuke the arrest and sentence of Ilham Tohti conducted by Chinese government.[1]

In October 2014, Gu involved in demonstrations supporting 2014 Hong Kong protests in Washington, D.C. In the interview of Voice of America and several other media, he said that his value is to fight for freedom and fight against oppression, and he hoped everyone could live without threaten.[2]

Since 2015, Gu published several articles on websites such as Boxun, rebuking the oppression to minorities, dissidents and activists conducted by Chinese Government. He believed the political system in People's Republic of China is like ISIS.[5][6][7]

In May 2015, Gu initiated an open letter titled "On the 26th Anniversary of Tian’anmen Massacre – an Open Letter to Fellow Students in Mainland China", urging revealing the truth of 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre. In the open letter, he expressed that Chinese Communist Party (CCP) authorities were not qualified to "redress" the victims of Tiananmen Square massacre, and "the state criminals must be sentenced". He further called for students in China to acknowledge the evil history of the CCP since 1921, and to think about the fundamental causes of the suffers by Chinese nations.[8] His open letter was signed by numerous oversea Chinese students such as Wu Lebao in Australia and Chen Bingxu in Michigan State University in United States.[9] After the open letter was published, on 26 May, Global Times, a tabloid of the CCP, published an article titled "Oversea Forces are trying to incite young generations (to against Chinese Government)" criticising Gu's open letter.[10] However, the article was soon recalled by itself.[11] That attracted more attentions and signatories to the open letter.[12]

In May 2016, Gu hosted an event in China in Perspective, a magazine affiliated with Princeton China Initiative, calling for essays about comments on Tiananmen Square massacre from new generations in China. The event got about 30 submissions.[13]

On 24 July 2015, Gu and Rose Tang initiated an open letter to International Olympic Committee against the bid of Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympics. In the letter, he expressed "the pure Olympic dream should never serve political oppression by a host government", and "under this government, any more Olympic games would go down in history as the Shame Games”, and appealed International Olympic Committee vote to deny the bid of Beijing. The letter was supported by numerous Chinese dissidents and activists, such as Tony Chang, Chen Guangcheng, Fang Zheng, Hu Jia, Teng Biao and Wu Lebao.[14] However, Hong Lei, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China claimed it was "with ulterior motives" and "will not enjoy popular support" in respond to the letter.[15]

On 25 January 2016, Gu initiated an event supporting Zhang Haitao, a political prisoner who was just sentenced 19 years imprisonment for "inciting subversion of state power" and "illegally providing state secrets overseas". He stated that himself was persecuted because of against the colonialism in Xinjiang conducted by Chinese Government, which was in the similar situation as Zhang Haitao.[16]

On 28 April 2016, Gu was invited by Voice of America to analyse the incident of Wu Wei [zh].[17] He believed that the protests by Chinese oversea student in The University of Sydney had "Chinese official backgrounds", and argued that the so-called "little pinks" (Chinese patriots) were the actual racist. He was also against the statement of "independence of Taiwan", as he believed that was actually the rebellion conducted by the CCP.[18]

On 1 September 2016, Kwon Pyong, a graduated student from Iowa State University was arrested by Chinese police in Yanji for planning wearing a T-shirt to protest against Xi Jinping, who is the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party.[19] After that, on 8 December, Gu, Tony Chang and Yi Songnan initiated an open letter to General Secretary Xi Jinping, urging Xi "stop the ongoing fascist persecution, release Kwon Pyong and all the other kidnapped citizens", challenging him "who will drive your tanks to crush us, the new generation of students after 1989", and warning him "not draw for yourself a despot's future". The letter got signed by 54 Chinese oversea students.[20] The letter was later spread among several Chinese forums and Weibo, and Chinese Muslim Forum was shut down by Chinese government because of spreading the letter.[21] Gu believed that Chinese Government was trying to stop the spreading of the letter, as well as persecute Muslims in China.[22] He further claimed that he did not admit the legitimacy of the CCP, and hoped peaceful protests to end the CCP in China, and did not interested to "contribute to China".[23]

References

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  1. ^ a b c 伊い力りょく哈木入にゅう狱令人じん寒心かんしん [Ilham's Sentence is Depressing]. The New York Times (in Chinese). 24 September 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Pro-democracy Rally for Hong Kong Draws 200 People in Washington". Voice of America.
  3. ^ Emma Graham-Harrison (26 May 2015). "Chinese students in the west call for transparency over Tiananmen Square". Guardian.
  4. ^ "全ぜん美国びくに学がく自じ联在中国ちゅうごく大使たいし馆外纪念六ろく四よん二に十じゅう五ご周年しゅうねん集会しゅうかい". Meidum (in Chinese). 17 March 2020.
  5. ^ "自由じゆう、圣战和わ极权，从查理り到いた中国ちゅうごく". Boxun (in Chinese). 18 January 2015.
  6. ^ "中ちゅう共和きょうわISIS：政教せいきょう合一ごういつ的てき奥秘おうひ". Boxun (in Chinese). 29 March 2015.
  7. ^ "关于此次镇压维权律りつ师的几点思考しこう". Boxun (in Chinese). 13 July 2015.
  8. ^ "古こ懿等：六ろく四二十六周年致国内同学的公开信". China Digital Times (in Chinese).
  9. ^ "焦点しょうてん对话：抹杀六ろく四よん历史，八零后九零后不答应？". Voice of America (in Chinese). 5 June 2015.
  10. ^ "【真理しんり部ぶ】境さかい外がい势力试图煽动八零れい后きさき九きゅう零れい后きさき". China Digital Times (in Chinese).
  11. ^ "环时社しゃ论讥讽留学生がくせい六ろく四公开信但遭撤稿". Voice of America (in Chinese). 26 May 2015.
  12. ^ "《环球时报》撤稿传播了りょう真相しんそう". Radio Free Asia (in Chinese). 27 May 2015.
  13. ^ "特とく别专辑:新生代しんせいだい的てき六ろく四よん". China in Perspective (in Chinese).
  14. ^ "致国际奥委い会かい反はん对北京ぺきん申さる办2022年ねん冬ふゆ奥おく会かい的てき公おおやけ开信". Boxun (in Chinese). 25 July 2015.
  15. ^ "Activists aim to derail Beijing's bid for Winter Olympics". Reuters. 30 July 2015.
  16. ^ "VOA连线： 声援せいえん无名政治せいじ犯はん，海外かいがい发起"我わが是ぜ张海涛"运动". Voice of America (in Chinese). 25 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  17. ^ "悉尼大学だいがく华裔教きょう员公开辱华惹争そう议". BBC (in Chinese). 15 April 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  18. ^ Huang Yaoyi (28 April 2016). "时事大家たいか谈：黯然あんぜん辞じ职的吴维 vs 留とめ洋よう激げき愤的小しょう粉こな红". Voice of America (in Chinese). Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  19. ^ "【独どく家か】年ねん轻网友とも公こう开反对习近平ちから遭秘密ひみつ拘かかわ捕ど". Radio Free Asia (in Chinese). 31 October 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  20. ^ "留学生りゅうがくせい致习近平ちから公こう开信：释放权平同学どうがく、释放被ひ绑架公民こうみん、停止ていし镇压并谢罪ざい、暴君ぼうくん没ぼつ有ゆう未来みらい （签名联署）". Google Docs, Sheets and Slides. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  21. ^ "Popular Chinese Muslim website down after posting letter critical of Xi". Reuters. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  22. ^ "中ちゅう穆きよし网疑刊かん载海外かいがい留学生りゅうがくせい致习近平ちから公こう开信遭封杀". Radio Free Asia (in Chinese). 12 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  23. ^ "中国ちゅうごく留学生りゅうがくせい超ちょう半数はんすう海うみ归想要よう"再さい归海"". Radio Free Asia (in Chinese). 23 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
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