Fang Lizhi

British  

/ fæŋ ˈliːˈdʒɪ /

noun

1. 1936–2012, Chinese astrophysicist and human-rights campaigner, lived in the US from 1990

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Example Sentences

There’s precedent: In the poisonous atmosphere after the killings on Tiananmen Square, U.S.-China relations were badly damaged and there was no way to fix them because dissident astrophysicist Fang Lizhi was holed up in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

Bush in 1989, but blocked his invitation of Fang Lizhi, then the country’s best-known dissident.

From Seattle Times

Embassy in Beijing has on very rare occasions shielded Chinese activists, including astrophysicist and pro-democracy advocate Fang Lizhi, who was allowed to travel to Britain in 1990 after a year at the embassy.

From Washington Post

The United States Embassy in Beijing has on very rare occasions shielded Chinese activists, including astrophysicist and pro-democracy advocate Fang Lizhi, who was allowed to travel to Britain in 1990 after a year at the embassy.

From Seattle Times

In 1990, Fang Lizhi, the dissident astrophysicist, was allowed to travel to the United States with his wife after more than a year in the embassy.

From New York Times