Wu'er Kaixi

Independent activity 1968–

Uyghur student leader known for the televised confrontation with Li Peng

Uyghur activist whose original name is Örkesh Dölet. As a Beijing Normal University student in 1989, he became prominent in independent student organization and the hunger strike. His confrontation with Premier Li Peng during the televised meeting of 18 May made him widely known. He left China after the crackdown, went into exile and later settled in Taiwan, working as a political commentator and democracy activist. He stood in Taiwan’s legislative elections in 2014 and 2016.

Also known as: Wuer Kaixi · Örkesh Dölet