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Matches Polished into Lights:
Tiananmen Thirty Years On
(Mon 3 June 2019; 730 pm)
Cha and PEN Hong Kong
Media support: Hong Kong Free Press
Venue: Bleak House Books
Moderator: Tammy Ho
SET ONE
Ian Johnson
SET TWO
- William Nee’s “Tiananmen anniversary lays bare China’s contradictory attitude towards history” [Download]
William Nee is a Business and Human Rights Analyst for Amnesty International and a Vice President of PEN Hong Kong. He currently researches human rights abuses caused by multinational companies. William was formerly a China Researcher, were he carried out research on human rights in China, particularly on freedom of expression, human rights defenders, the death penalty, while monitoring the situation in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region. William’s commentary has appeared in the Diplomat, the Hong Kong Free Press, and Open Democracy.
[William Nee: A featu
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Chinese books for young readers
White Ravens is the premium label given to recently published books selected by the language specialists at the International Youth Library, Munich, as being especially noteworthy. White Ravens are books of international interest that deserve a wider reception on account of their universal theme and/or their exceptional and often innovative artistic and literary style and design. For details of previous Chinese-language White Ravens, see our posts no. 111 (White Ravens 1984-2020) and no. 133 (White Ravens 2021).
This year, the beautiful White Ravens book contains details and summary of 200 notable children’s and young adult books from 53 countries published in 37 languages.
The Chinese-language books selected for 2022
Nine Chinese-language books were selected as the 2022 White Ravens. Details of the nine books are given below. For keywords and OPAC links, click on the blue English title for each book, which links to the Whit
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Tao Xu
- Graphic Novel
- Television Series
Also known as
Luke (original name)
Tiny Tao (by Elle)
Born
- September 23rd 1994 (Graphic Novel)
- September 23rd 2006 (Television Series)
Family
Unnamed father †
Yan Xu (mother)
Unnamed maternal grandmother
Li (aunt)
Tsang (aunt)
Bean (pet cat)
Height
5'5" (165 cm) (Graphic Novel)
6'3" (190 cm) (Television Series)
Tao Xu, portrayed bygd William Gao, is a recurring character in Heartstopper and Nick and Charlie. He is best friends with Tara Jones, okänt Last, Isaac Henderson, Nick Nelson, Darcy Olsson, Charlie Spring, and Sahar Zahid, and is the boyfriend of Elle Argent.
Appearance
In the graphic novel series, Tao is of Chinese descent and is the shortest of the boys, standing at about 5'5". He has short black hair and dark eyes. A signature part of Tao's outfits fryst vatten his large collection of beanies, which he wears even in the summertime. In the television s