Wei Jingsheng Foundation News and Article Release Issue: A737-W463

魏京生基金会新闻与文章发布号： A737-W463

Release Date: October 20, 2012

发布日：2012年10月20日

Topic: Wei Jingsheng Delivers Speech on "Power" at its First TEDx in Georgetown University

标题：魏京生先生在乔治城大学首次TEDx大会上发表演讲

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Wei Jingsheng Delivers Speech on "Power" at its First TEDx in Georgetown University

On September 28, 2012, Mr. Wei Jingsheng was invited to speak about "Power" at the TEDx event at Lohrfink Auditorium in Georgetown University. This was the first independently organized TED ("Technology, Entertainment and Design") program organized at Georgetown University. TEDx is a TED program popular in the last few years, in an effort to encourage local fans. TED speech videos on the TED website have already surpassed 1,050 and have been viewed by more than 500,000,000 times. TED's mission statement begins: "We believe passionately in the power of ideas to change attitudes, lives and ultimately, the world. So we're building here a clearinghouse that offers free knowledge and inspiration from the world's most inspired thinkers, and also a community of curious souls to engage with ideas and each other."

In his half-hour long speech, the main theme of Mr. Wei Jingsheng revolved around the different social systems of America and China, as well as their related differences in political and economic power. Wei pointed out that the leaderships of both countries are undergoing power transitions recently. He urged Americans to be responsible for their own democracy and for their society as a whole by carefully monitoring their elected politicians and treasuring the voting rights in their hands. In comparison to the USA, China under its dictatorship is ridden with social crisis. The corruption and disparity between rich and poor has reached the point where political reform must take its course. Otherwise, it will be inevitable that the most exploited and opposed people at the bottom of the society will revolt and struggle.

Nearly 200 students in the auditorium listened to the speech. More people viewed the speech live on the Internet. After his speech more than a dozen of the audience followed Mr. Wei to continue their discussion on economic, historical, social and political issues of China and the USA, for nearly an hour. Fifteen other celebrities include renowned journalists, activists and performing artists also participated in this daylong program and delivered their speeches. Afterward, newspapers and media of Georgetown University propagated the event.

About the other details of this TEDx conference at Georgetown University, please visit:

http://tedxgeorgetown.com/ and

http://www.ted.com/tedx/events/6544

Video include Mr. Wei Jingsheng's speech is at:

http://www.georgetown.edu/video/tedx-2012-three.html

The Wei Jingsheng speech video (translated by Ms. Natalie Qingyan Liu, who has a Master degree from the School of Foreign Service of the Georgetown University):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YkNlsEN3rI&feature=youtube

Related photos:

1. Wei Jingsheng Delivers Speech in Georgetown University:

http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2012/newsletters2012-3/WeiJSspeaks120928atGeorgetownUnivTEDx-c-3.jpg

2. Ms. Natalie Qingyan Liu translates for Wei Jingsheng:

http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2012/newsletters2012-3/WeiJSspeaks120928LiuQYtranslates-c-3.jpg

3. Students continue the discussion with Mr. Wei after his speech:

http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2012/newsletters2012-3/WeiJStalks120928toGUstudents-c-3.jpg

4. Wei Jingsheng autographs for the students:

http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2012/newsletters2012-3/WeiJSautographs120928forGUstudents-c-3.jpg

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中文版

Wei Jingsheng Foundation News and Article Release Issue: A737-W463

魏京生基金会新闻与文章发布号： A737-W463

Release Date: October 20, 2012

发布日：2012年10月20日

Topic: Wei Jingsheng Delivers Speech on "Power" at its First TEDx in Georgetown University

标题：魏京生先生在乔治城大学首次TEDx大会上发表演讲

Original Language Version: Chinese (Chinese version at the end)

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魏京生先生在乔治城大学首次TEDx大会上发表演讲

2012年9月28日，魏京生先生应乔治城大学的邀请，参加在该大学Lohrfink大礼堂举办的首次TEDx大会活动，并在题为“力”的演讲会发表演讲。TEDx是由TED近两年推出的一个项目，旨在鼓励各地的TED粉丝自发组织TED风格的活动。TED大会希望世界上最能启蒙的思想家的优秀思想能提供知识并改善世界，使人们能够互学互动。而TED官方网站上收录的TED演讲视频总数已经超过1050，这些TED演讲的视频的阅览量已经超过了5亿。

在他半小时的演讲中，魏京生的主题围绕着中美社会制度的不同及政经权力。魏京生指出，近期中美两国的领导层都要进行权力过渡。他督促民主制下的美国人对自己负责，对整个社会负责，认真监督他们选出的政治家，珍惜手中的投票权。相比较美国，独裁统治下的中国社会危机重重，腐败与两极分化等问题都已经到了必须政改的时候了。否则，必将出现最受剥削和压迫的底层民众的反抗与奋争。

约两百名学生在礼堂里聆听了魏先生的演讲。更多人还在电脑网络上观看了同步播出的演讲。演讲结束后，十多名听众跟随魏先生出外近一小时，共同讨论有关中美的经济、历史、社会及政治问题。十五位包括著名记者、活跃人士及艺术家等在内的知名人士也参加了这次一天长的活动并发表演讲。之后，乔治城大学校报等都就这次活动进行了报道。

有关本次乔治城大学TEDx大会的其它细节，请访问：

http://tedxgeorgetown.com/ 及

http://www.ted.com/tedx/events/6544

包含魏京生先生的讲演视频来自：

http://www.georgetown.edu/video/tedx-2012-three.html

魏京生先生的讲演视频：

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YkNlsEN3rI&feature=youtu.be