Fang Zheng, a Tiananmen survivor who lost his legs when they were crushed by a tank, is similarly grim in his projections. The last thing he remembered before losing consciousness was seeing the shattered white bones of his legs exposed to the air.
Few survivors have suffered so physically as Fang. Yet each spring he has flown all over the world to tell his story.
But he has little hope for China’s future. “I’m getting more and more pessimistic,” he told AFP by phone from his home in San Francisco.
“Especially since Xi became leader, the government now uses all sorts of means to control residents. High-tech devices help the government to monitor the people.”
Years of exile have taken a heavy toll on the Tiananmen survivors, especially when it comes to being so far away from ailing parents.
Fang’s father died in February and he desperately wanted to return to China for the funeral. To his surprise he was initially given a visa by the consulate in San Francisco only to see it rescinded hours later.
“I was very disappointed. And my daughters, they dislike China even more now,” he recalled.
from The Tribune http://bit.ly/2wAlo5Q
via IFTTT https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
No comments: