CNHRA PERSON RECORD · CNHRA-P-688757
Wang Juntao
Born
Unknown
Occupation
Unknown
Role
Political Activist
Record ID
CNHRA-P-688757
Visual Records
Wang Juntao speaking at a twentieth-anniversary June Fourth commemoration on June 3, 2009.
Biography
Wang Juntao participated in 1980s reform debates and independent social research with Chen Ziming.[1][2]
Wang joined political protest in 1976, later studied physics at Peking University and participated in Democracy Wall. In the 1980s he conducted independent research with Chen and served as deputy editor of Economics Weekly.[2]
HRW’s 2004 interview records Wang’s Harvard programs, a public-administration master’s degree in 1997 and subsequent political-science study at Columbia.[2]
In remarks published by HRW in May 2004, Wang described the 1989 movement as a dividing point in Chinese political development, arguing that it furthered the liberal trends of the 1980s and destroyed the Communist Party’s legitimacy. The same profile records his later studies in public administration and political science, including a proposed Columbia dissertation on the rise of Chinese neoconservatism in the 1990s.[2]
Case Summary
HRW records Wang’s October 1989 arrest and thirteen-year sentence on February 12, 1991, with accusations of manipulating protesters and attempting to overthrow the government.[1][2]
Kamm recalls diplomatic negotiations over Wang’s health and release and Chinese officials’ objections to his later speeches abroad.[1]
Wang left for the US after medical parole in April 1994. Kamm links release to trade and diplomatic negotiations and reports missing parole documentation.[1][2]
Timeline
1991
Sentenced to thirteen years
1994-04
Medical parole and departure for the US
Wang left for the US after medical parole. Kamm recounts trade and diplomatic negotiations; Wang continued study and public speech abroad.[1]
Related Events
Sources
- [1]
CNHRA-S-620961Dui Hua Foundation
Evidence location: Chen and Wang: research institute, 1989 detention, 1991 sentences and 1994 medical parole.
- [2]
CNHRA-S-437268Human Rights Watch
Evidence location: Profile: 1989 activity, thirteen-year sentence and departure for the US; Opening May 2004 remarks, followed by studies at Harvard and Columbia and the proposed dissertation.
- [3]
CNHRA-S-936600Wikimedia Commons
Evidence location: Photograph, subject description, author and licensing section.