Wei
Jingsheng Foundation News and Article Release Issue: A742-W468
魏京生基金会新闻与文章发布号：A742-W468
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Date: December 6, 2012
发布日：2012年12月6日
Topic:
"You Died before Winning the Battle, Which Made all the Heroes Cry"
-- Prize Dedication to Wang Donghai as Recipient of the Ninth Annual "Wei
Jingsheng Chinese Democracy Champion Prize" by the Wei Jingsheng
Foundation
标题：出师未捷身先死，长使英雄泪满襟 -- 2012年第九届"魏京生民主斗士奖"给王东海的颁奖词
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"You
Died before Winning the Battle, Which Made all the Heroes Cry"
--
Prize Dedication to Wang Donghai as Recipient of the Ninth Annual "Wei
Jingsheng Chinese Democracy Champion Prize" by the Wei Jingsheng
Foundation
December
5, 2012
"You
Died before Winning the Battle, Which Made all the Heroes Cry." This poem was written by the well-known
Chinese poet Du Fu in 760 AD when he visited the memorial hall of Zhuge Liang,
the most well known Chinese strategist and inventor. Zhuge Liang, with a great reputation of loyalty, justice,
intelligence, and courage in Chinese history, died in the summer of 234 AD at
the age of 53 from exhaustion and illness during a military battle. Yet to see what he wanted to achieve,
his death forever changed Chinese history.
When
Du Fu wrote this poem "Prime Minister of Sichuan", he was not just
talking about Zhuge Liang, he was also talking about himself and many people
like him. At the time of Du Fu's
visit, he was unable to fulfill his own political ambitions and suffered in
poverty. Meanwhile, the Tang
Dynasty was in the shadow of war, people were dying and suffering, society was
in destruction and chaos.
Zhuge
Liang's sorrow and Du Fu's poem influenced and moved many generations of people
afterwards. Thirty-five years
later in 805 AD, Wang Shuwen, then a leader who advocated political reform, was
wrongfully accused by the conservative officials and thus failed his reform
plan. According to historic
accounts, Wang recited these two sentences with tears falling. In 1128 AD at the end of the Bei Song
Dynasty, the 70 year old patriotic general Zong Ze led the army to defend their
capital city KaiFeng. His concern
of the country led to his own illness that ultimately took his life. These two sentences from the poem were
the last sentences he spoke.
Today,
I am reciting these two sentences in tears in dedication and memory of one
special hero of our generation, Mr. Wang Donghai, who passed away suddenly on
April 28 this year. This year's
"Wei Jingsheng Chinese Democracy Champion Prize" is awarded to Wang
Donghai for his being a leader of the Zhejiang Committee of the Chinese
Democracy Party. The prize is also
in recognition of all the members of the Zhejiang Committee of the Chinese
Democracy Party -- the first opposition group inside China that tried to openly
register despite the ban on organizing opposition parties decreed by the
one-party dictator regime of the Chinese Communist Party. For more than one decade now this group
of several dozen people has been insisting on its political ideal and practice
for democracy and human rights despite suppression and persecution. Since the inception of the "Wei
Jingsheng Chinese Democracy Champion Prize", members of this group and
even the group itself have been nominated several times by more than one
hundred people.
As
a leader of the Zhejiang democratic activists, Wang Donghai has been a
well-known dissident inside China.
Since 1970's, he has continued to strive for democracy and human
rights. The art of his leadership
is revealed best in his way of responsibility and courage. His ability to attract people of all
the ages and different backgrounds to get together was outstanding. Giving up a comfortable life as a
shopping mall manager to take up his protest of the June 4 Massacre in 1989,
which subsequently led to a two-year sentence on charges of
"counterrevolutionary incitement and propaganda", Wang's small and
humble home in Hangzhou became a magnet for activists to gather. He always told fellow activists to put
the blame on him whenever necessary in the hope of distracting the attention of
the Communist regime and to preserve the energy and resources needed for the
democracy movement.
When
the students were massacred by the Chinese government troops in Beijing in
1989, Wang led a group of people demonstrating in Hangzhou with a banner:
"Do not kill the students, shoot at me!" After he served his two years sentence and was released in
the early 1990's, risking his own freedom and safety, Wang Donghai continuously
led many appeals and petitions nationwide calling for the release of the other political
prisoners including Wei Jingsheng.
Wang Donghai even made a trip to Beijing to visit Wei Jingsheng during
Wei's half year of release time in the 1990's to exchange ideas and to
collaborate in the democracy effort.
On
the 7th anniversary of the June 4 Massacre in 1995, Wang Donghai drafted a
joint statement, a "Call for the immediate release of Wei Jingsheng, Wang
Dan, Liu Nianchun and all political prisoners," which was signed by
many. The statement had five
proposals, including
1)
The unconditional release of Wei Jingsheng, Chen Ziming, Wang Dan, Liu
Nianchun, Zhang Lin, Hu Shigen, Xu Yonghai and all the political and religious
prisoners;
2)
The re-evaluation of the June 4th Massacre and the 1989 pro-democracy movement;
3)
The convening of a democracy roundtable;
4)
The initiation of extensive community dialogue within the society; and
5)
The starting of progressive political reform step by step in an orderly manner.
As
a result, Mr. Wang Donghai was sentenced to re-education through labor for a
year
by Hangzhou Public Security Bureau.
Of
course, this was a group effort of many, especially those activists from
Zhejiang. Here I want to quote
what was written in the nomination letter about this group.
"They
are the backbone of the Chinese.
They are not satisfied with the material life, and they want every
Chinese to be able to live with dignity.
Thus, they braved the biggest danger in 1998 by initiating a precedent
in the nation to organize an opposition party. Further, after the suppression, they continued working
together to uphold the human rights movement. For many years now, they have been actively involved in the
activities of democracy and human rights, in different forms and ways. They set a good example for the Chinese
public, and pointed out the future of China to the Chinese people. Especially in the last few years, in
the concrete building of democratic politics, they have actively called for the
release of political prisoners, promoted the building of society based on the
rule of law, and participated in the rights defending movement of the workers
and peasants. These several dozen
Democrats in Zhejiang have been openly participating in democratic political
activities for a long time.
Zhejiang is one of the provinces that have the most people participating
the democracy movement in the county, and thus also has suffered more
persecution.
It
is sad to report that in recent years, several of their members encountered
more prosecution and even death.
These pioneers include Mr. Li Hong who passed away while serving his
sentence and Mr. Zhu Yufu who was just sentenced to another 7 years in February
this year. There are others who
have been in and out of jail due to their beliefs and actions in promoting
democracy and human rights, such as Mr. Chen Shuqing, Mr. Zhu Zhengming, Mr.
Wang Rongqing, etc.
In
his condolence to Wang Donghai's death, Wei Jingsheng said: "Wang
Donghai's sacrifice was huge, and his contribution was enormous, though often
unknown. As we remember Wang
Donghai now, I especially want to thank him for leading the call for release in
1995 when I and other pro-democracy activists went to prison, and thus suffered
the revenge from the authority which include one year of labor camp. He used his own freedom to fight for
the freedom of others. This spirit
of caring for the others is particularly valuable. His belief in democracy and freedom will surely become the
clarion of the Chinese democracy movement in the future. His passing is a great loss to the
movement, but it should also be an inspiration to all of us. Although the road to democracy in China
is difficult and tortuous, nevertheless the outlook is for sure bright."
Wang
Donghai was an optimistic person and had been looking forward to see a
democratic China in the near future.
Unfortunately, "he died before winning the battle, which made all
the heroes cry." This sad
fact could only stimulate even more our determination and dedication to Chinese
democracy and freedom. As I
realize that we are getting closer and closer to our goal, I also have learned
directly the threat of the danger, even death. Well, we all have a limited life, but we could make the
meaning of life unlimited.
Our
lives could be cut short. But all
us democracy fighters should not regret for what we are doing and
perusing. We should be proud of
that. I think that is also what
Wang Donghai thought in evaluating his own life.
May
Wang Donghai rest in peace. What
you had not accomplished, will be achieved.
Ciping
Huang
Executive
Director
Wei
Jingsheng Foundation
For
more details about this year's awards, please refer to our prize announcement:
http://www.weijingsheng.org/report/report2012/report2012-12/WJSF9thPrize121205announcementA741-W467.htm
Photo
of Wang Donghai's widow and young daughter:
http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2012/newsletters2012-4/WangDHwife1204daughter.jpg
Some
of Wang Donghai's friends, members of the Zhejiang Committee of the Chinese
Democracy Party, at the funeral home:
http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2012/newsletters2012-4/WangDHfriends1204funeralhome.jpg
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Wei
Jingsheng Foundation News and Article Release Issue: A742-W468
魏京生基金会新闻与文章发布号：A742-W468
Release
Date: December 6, 2012
发布日：2012年12月6日
Topic:
"You Died before Winning the Battle, Which Made all the Heroes Cry"
-- Prize Dedication to Wang Donghai as Recipient of the Ninth Annual "Wei
Jingsheng Chinese Democracy Champion Prize" by the Wei Jingsheng
Foundation
标题：出师未捷身先死，长使英雄泪满襟 -- 2012年第九届"魏京生民主斗士奖"给王东海的颁奖词
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出师未捷身先死，长使英雄泪满襟
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2012年第九届"魏京生民主斗士奖"给王东海的颁奖词
“出师未捷身先死，长使英雄泪满襟。”这是公元760年，诗人杜甫凭吊古迹、颂扬诸葛亮的咏史诗里最后的两句。诸葛亮是中国最有名的集忠、义、智、勇于一身的军事家和政治家。在公元234年的一个夏日，53岁的诸葛亮在大战前病死軍中。他虽然没能看到他想达到的目标，他的死却永远地改变了中国的历史。
《蜀相》这首诗，颂扬的不仅仅是壮志未酬的诸葛亮，更表达了杜甫壮志未遂的心情。当时的杜甫，正郁郁不得志。当时的唐朝，人民遭难，社会动荡。
杜甫的《蜀相》感动了之后的许多代人。在杜甫写出这首诗35年后的公元805年，力图改革弊政的王叔文，遭到保守的官僚集团的反对而失败。《旧唐书·王叔文传》记载："叔文但吟杜甫诸葛祠堂诗末句云'出师未捷身先死，长使英雄泪满襟'，因唏嘘泣下。"三百多年之后，公元1180年的北宋末年，70岁的爱国将领宗泽，为了抵抗金兵的南侵，带兵镇守尚未沦陷的国都开封时，忧愤成疾。他临死时，也无限感慨地吟诵了这两句诗。
今天，当我以这两句诗纪念我们这一代的杰出英雄王东海时，也忍不住泪流满面。王东海先生于今年4月28日突然去世。今年的“魏京生中国民主斗士奖”颁发给中国民主党浙江委员会的领袖成员王东海，是对他几十年如一日的努力和贡献的表彰，也是对整个中国民主党浙江委员会的表彰。我们表彰他们突破中共独裁的党禁，首先发起公开注册反对党的努力；以及十多年来，不畏镇压与迫害，坚持民主和人权的理念与实践。自“魏京生中国民主斗士奖”设立以来，该委员会或其成员，已被上百人提名多次。
作为浙江民主人士的领导者之一，王东海也是中国著名的持不同政见者。自20世纪70年代以来，他始终坚持争取民主和人权。因为他的责任感和勇气，吸引了各种年龄和不同背景的人走到一起。他在杭州的小而简陋的家成了吸引民主人士的圣地。他总是告诉同伴们，把责任推给他，以此来保存实力，维持民主运动所需要的能量和资源。
1989年，在中共派军队在北京屠杀学生后，王东海带领人们在杭州游行抗议并打出条幅："不要杀学生，向我开枪！"因此被判刑两年。出狱后，王东海不惧个人安危，继续在全国范围呼吁释放政治犯。在魏京生90年代假释的半年中，王东海曾专程去北京拜访，共商民运大计。
在1995年「六四」7周年之际，王东海起草了《呼吁立即释放魏京生、王丹、刘念春及一切政治犯》联署的声明。该声明提出五项建议：
1) 无条件释放魏京生、陈子明、王丹、刘念春、张林、胡石根、徐永海等一切在押的政治犯和宗教犯；
2) 重新评价六四和八九民运；
3) 召开圆桌会议；
4) 广泛开展与社会各界的对话；
5) 有秩序、有步骤地进行渐进式政治体制改革。
为此王东海先生被杭州市公安局判处劳动教养一年。
我想引用一封推荐信里的一段话。
"他们是一群中华的脊梁。他们并不满足于肉体的生活，他们要让每个中国人活出尊严来。于是，他们冒着最大危险在1998年开始了全国前例性的组党社团实践，而且在被镇压后依然坚持不懈，齐心协力坚持维权运动。多年以来，他们以不同形式和方式，积极投入人权与民主活动，为中国大众做表率，给中国民众在迷雾之中指出了中国的未来。尤其是在具体的民主政治建设中，近些年来，他们积极投入到呼吁释放政治犯，促进法治社会建设，参与工人农民的维权工作。浙江的几十名民主党人长期以公开的身份参与民主政治活动。浙江是全国民主运动中参与人数最多的省份之一。而他们遭受到的迫害同样也是最多。"
近几年来，这个团体的好几名成员都遭遇了磨难甚至死亡，包括在服刑期间去世的力虹和今年2月又被判7年徒刑的朱虞夫。为推动民主进程坚持民主理念而进出监狱的，还包括陈树庆、祝正明、王荣清等人。
在悼念王东海时，魏京生说：“王东海的牺牲是巨大的，他的贡献也是巨大的，尽管常常是默默无闻的。在怀念王东海的此时，我特别要感谢他1995年在我与其他民运人士入狱时，率先为我们大声呼吁，而遭到中共报复并被判劳教的事迹。他以自己的自由，来争取他人的自由。这种舍身忘己的精神尤为可贵。王东海先生对民主自由的信念必将成为未来中国民主运动的号角。他的逝世是中国民运的巨大损失，也是对我们大家的一个激励。虽然中国民主事业是艰难曲折的，但前景必然是光明的。”
王东海是一个乐观的人。他一直期待着在不久的将来看到一个民主的中国。不幸的是，“出师未捷身先死，长使英雄泪满襟。”这个令人扼腕叹息的事实激励着我们为中国的民主和自由而奋斗的决心。我自己也知道，越接近中国民主和自由的目标时，危险和至死亡的阴影也就越浓。
生命有限，但人生的意义可以是无限的。我们的生命也许会被缩短，但我们不会后悔我们的所做所为。我们为此而感到自骄。我想，这也是王东海对他自己生命的评价。
王东海，你安息吧。你还没有完成的事业终将实现。
魏京生基金会执行主任
黄慈萍
2012年12月5日签发
有关细节请参看颁奖公告：
http://www.weijingsheng.org/report/report2012/report2012-12/WJSF9thPrize121205announcementA741-W467.htm
王东海先生的妻子与幼女：
http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2012/newsletters2012-4/WangDHwife1204daughter.jpg
王东海的浙江民主党同仁去殡仪馆悼念：
http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2012/newsletters2012-4/WangDHfriends1204funeralhome.jpg
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