季孝龙沉思录

This letter was written during the Mid-Autumn Festival in September 2018, when I was detained in a secret base under the Shanghai Supervisory Committee. They tried to soften me up and force me to compromise. I then wrote this letter to Dr. Xi Jinping. Obviously, this letter would not reach Dr. Xi's desk, but fortunately, a security official with a clear conscience passed it on to my family in private. Thus it could be possible to be made public. I decided to make it public as I am very aware that every dictator is stereotyped to be so arrogant as to respond to the dissidents of the people.  To President Xi Jinping                                                            —A Letter from A Political Prisoner Your Almighty, I am a patriotic democrat outside the party, a citizen of the People's Republic of China,...

Paul (Saul) was on his way to Damascus when he was illuminated by a great light from heaven on all sides and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?" He asked two questions of the Holy Spirit: "Who are you, O Lord?" And after that asked, "Lord, what shall I do?" (Acts 22:10) In 2011, I unwittingly caused an elderly man to prison, and in remorse, I joined the progressive cause of China. And in 2018, I was tried and sentenced to 3 years and 6 months in jail. The following is my self-defense statement in court. Your Honor, Please allow me to begin my statement with a fable. It is said that deep in the blue sea, there is a vast and endless continent. The land is covered with lush forests, birds, and animals of every kind inhabiting each forest, gradually forming their own independent biological society. Some woods are ruled by orangutans, while the central forest, which we will call China, has been led by dozens of tigers for a long ...