Wu'erkaixi

Who is Wu'erkaixi?

Wu'erkaixi, also known as Wuer Kaixi or Örkesh Dölet in Uyghur, is a Chinese dissident known for his role during the Tiananmen protests of 1989. An ethnic Uyghur, he was born in Beijing on February 17, 1968 with ancestral roots in Ili, Xinjiang. He achieved prominence while studying at Beijing Normal University as a hunger striker who rebuked Chinese Premier Li Peng on national television. He now resides in Taiwan as a political commentator.