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“So, it was quite clear that if I went back from Hong Kong to Mainland China, I would be definitely arrested and given a long sentence.”

Teng Biao on his flight to and arrival in the United States

In an interview with the We Refugees Archive Team, Chinese human rights activist and political exilee Teng Biao talks about how he arrived in…

“I fight for human rights for everyone. I am a world citizen, not Chinese or any other identity.”

Teng Biao on Refugeedom and World Citizenship

In an interview with the We Refugees Archive Team, Chinese human rights activist and political exilee Teng Biao talks about being a refugee as…

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