shorts | interview w/ liu xiaoyuan ::
Friday, December 19th, 2008:: this video is the fifth in a Danwei series of short interviews conducted at this year’s Chinese blogger conference (cnbloggercon 2008, Guangzhou, November 15 & 16th).
In this interview, Liu Xiaoyuan (刘晓原), a well-known blogger and lawyer at the forefront of fighting injustices in both the Chinese legal system and society, talks about two major Internet events that occurred over the past year; 1) the Guizhou, Weng’ An incident, and 2) the “Yang Jia attacks Shanghai police” case; a case in which he served as Yang Jia’s legal counsel.
The Deutsche Welle’s International Weblog Awards recently honored Liu Xiaoyuan’s blog won a “BOB” (Best in Blogs) as the best Chinese blog for 2008.
This video is also available on Tudou for faster loading in China.
Filming, editing, and interviewing: Adam J. Schokora
Subtitles: Alice Liu
Music: B6
// AjS
