A Chinese “Fool”

One of the great joys of the Internet is discovering a genuinely fresh voice out there, someone whose presence might never have been known or felt without this new technology. Such is one Hao Wu, a Chinese blogger and film-maker who lived in the US for twelve years, now lives in China, writes elegant English, and has converted to Christianity, while also being gay. His blog is an open window into one courtyard of contemporary Chinese life. His political struggles and attempt to criticize his own government while loving his own country make the contradictions we Westerners labor under seem petty. Check out this account of the immense pain still endured by the Chinese after fifty years of dictatorship or authoritarian rule. Hao Wu was detained by the Chinese authorities last month and charged with no crime. Here’s a website devoted in part to bringing attention to his case. Spread the word.