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Dissident Physicist Fang Lizhi Dies

Astrophysicist and democracy activist Fang Lizhi has passed away in Arizona. A former professor at China’s University of Science and Technology, Fang was an eloquent and outspoken dissident who helped spearhead the democracy movement in the 1980s, which culminated in the 1989 protests and subsequent military crackdown. After seeking refuge in the U.S. embassy following the June 4 crackdown, F