Wu'erkaixi | |||||||||||
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Uerkesh Davlet | |||||||||||
.jpg) Wu'erkaixi in 2013 | |||||||||||
| Born | 17 February 1968 | ||||||||||
| Nationality | Republic of China (Taiwan) | ||||||||||
| Alma mater | Minzu University of China Beijing Normal University | ||||||||||
| Spouse | Chen Huiling | ||||||||||
| Uyghur name | |||||||||||
| Uyghur | ئۆركەش دۆلەت | ||||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 吾尔开希·多莱特 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 吾爾開希·多萊特 | ||||||||||
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Uerkesh Davlet (Uyghur: ئۆركەش دۆلەت; Chinese: 吾尔开希·多莱特), commonly known by his pinyin name Wu'erkaixi, is a Chinese political commentator known for his leading role during the Tiananmen protests of 1989.
Uerkesh achieved prominence while studying at Beijing Normal University as a hunger striker who rebuked Chinese Premier Li Peng on national television. He was one of the main leaders of the pro-reform Beijing Students' Autonomous Federation and helped lead abortive negotiations with officials.
Wu'erkaixi eventually settled in Taiwan, where he works as a political commentator. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat on the Legislative Yuan twice, in 2014 and 2016.