Dr. Alex Liu (Yong-chuan Liu)

- a pro-democracy activist 

 

 


Mr. Liu marched in Beijing, May 1989

 

 

 


 

 

Mr. Liu was a participant of the 1989 pro-democracy movement in Beijing. From August of 1989 to August of 1990, he served as the founding president of the Independent Federation of Chinese Students and Scholars in USA which represented more than 40,000 Chinese students and scholars studying in the United States in 1989-1990. In the summer of 1990, he founded the Global Chinese Student Union and became its president to coordinate pro-democracy activities of Chinese students and scholars world-wide till the summer of 1991. Mr. Liu has appeared in numerous English and Chinese media including New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post and USA Today. Due to his activities, he has been banned by the Chinese authority from visiting home for the last 18 years. He is one of the 49 leading dissidents on Chinese government's top black list. 

Now, Dr. Liu directs a project of measuring Chinese democracy.

 


Mr. Liu elected to be the President of IFCSS, July 31, 1989

 

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