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A thornbird (Source: Sina/@雪雅v1)

A self-applied nickname used by Guo Wengui, an exiled billionaire with known ties to China’s intelligence agency, to describe his expected destiny as a martyr. Draws inspiration from the 1977 novel “The Thorn Birds” by Australian author Colleen McCullough.

The title of McCullough’s best-selling 1977 novel, as she explains in the book, comes from the Celtic legend of the thornbird, a mythological bird which sings just once in its life, immediately preceding its death. In the book, McCullough describes the tale: “There is a legend about a bird which sings just once in its life, more sweetly than any other creature on the face of the earth. From the moment it leaves the nest it searches for a thorn tree, and does not rest until it has found one. Then, singing among the savage branches, it impales itself upon the longest, sharpest spine. And, dying, it rises above its own agony to out carol the lark and the nightingale. One superlative song, existence the price. But the whole world stills to listen, and God in His heaven smiles. For the best is only bought at the cost of great pain.”

Guo likens his own recent activities exposing alleged corruption among top Party leaders to the thorn bird’s mythological life cycle. By Guo’s account, he is laying out his “song” for the “whole world to still and listen,”at the cost of becoming one of China’s most wanted fugitives.

In a September 4 tweet, Guo’s Twitter follower @henry_chen81 asked him, “Can currying favor with the emperor bring you pardon?” (讨好皇帝能被赦免吗?) This was a reference to Guo’s repeated insistence that he is not seeking the fall of President Xi Jinping, a key element of “Guo’s Seven Articles,” one of which asserts that Guo is “not opposed to Chairman Xi” (不反习主席). Guo replied with a tweet:

If you believe Wengui is so ignorant, silly, and naive, then you totally misunderstand me! Wengui’s [my] ending has long been foreordained, even the heavens can’t change that! Only if “Guo’s Seven Articles” are carried forward and acknowledged can I regard my mission as complete! No matter what, my ending is the same as the Australian Thorn Bird’s fate! I only care about the results of the three-year exposé! And the return of our lawful assets. That’s fair. That’s honor! I rely only on myself, and expect nothing from anyone else. Likewise, others cannot stop me!


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