From Boxun, translated by ESWN:
[Note: Since Boxun is blocked in mainland China, the Chinese-language article has been reproduced at EastSouthWestNorth].
Yesterday, I was chosen as in the “heroes and pioneers” section of TIME’s “100 Most Influential People In The World.” Many telephone calls and emails arrived to congratulate and interview me, with requests for my thoughts. That was surprising to me. In view of these questions, I have made these simple questions-and-answers to thank my friends who care.
Question: How did you feel when you realized that you were listed in the TIME 100?
Answer: Yesterday morning, Mister Cai was the first to send me an email to inform me that I was one of the TIME 100.
The TIME reporter and photographer began to contact me last fall. At the time, they did not explain the purpose of the interview and photographs. Therefore I was delighted to read the confirmation that I was on the list of the TIME 100. I was surprised by the telephone request for an interview from the reporter last year. Whether in the world, or in China, or in the city of Beijing where we live, there are many more people who are more influential than me. I am young. I do social work that the mainstream society in China does not pay much attention to. I am the wife of an “activist” who is frequently kidnapped by the police and illegally detained. The mention of my name is banned within the mainland Chinese media. Anyway, I have an unusual social role. I did not imagine that I could be one of the TIME 100.
No matter what, I feel that this was an encouragement coming from TIME and an affirmation of my work in 2006. I used the mobile phone to send this news to my parents in Fujian and my godparents, and I called Hu Jia’s mother.
May 4th is the fourth birthday of Chen Guangcheng‘s son Chen Kerui. I was thinking about it. As soon as I woke up in the morning, I asked Hu Jia to send a SMS to Yuan Weijing to bless the child. In my heart, the day belongs to little Kerui. Since I was in a hurry, I used email to post the news about the TIME 100 to my blog. We followed our original plan to meet with friends at the Miyuan Reservoir. There was something else happening, and we got home at around 1am at night. I am only responding now. [Full Text]
