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Dissident at the DoorstepAuthor: Crooked Media
What happens when someone becomes a human-rights icon but then turns out to stand for something else entirely? Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng was locked up for fighting against Chinas One Child Policy and suffered years of unlawful imprisonment. In 2012, following a daring midnight escape, he landed in the United States a hero. But thats only the beginning of his story. Just a few years later, he would re-enter the spotlight as an avid Trump supporter and a Stop the Steal rally-goer. How did this happen? Alison Klayman, Colin Jones, and Yangyang Cheng set out on a journey to find out did Guangcheng change, or was he totally misunderstood from the beginning? From Crooked Media, This is Dissident At The Doorstep. Language: en Genres: Government, News, Politics Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Episode 8: The Shit In The Frame
Saturday, 24 February, 2024
Guangcheng has put his life on the line to stand up for noble causes and principles. He has also thrown his support behind Trump and, more recently, a range of intolerant ideas. There are so many things to admire about him, but there are others that are hard to excuse. We thought with this series that we could show how all these things could be true at once. But as we got closer to the end of the story, we learned just how hard that really is.
