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.
Born in Beijing on 17 February 1968, he has ancestral roots in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang. He 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.