Guo Feixiong - and his wife, Zhang Qing

Jay Nordlinger

Have a brief sentence about a Chinese political prisoner, Guo Feixiong — and his wife, Zhang Qing: “On the one-year anniversary of the detention of rights defender Guo Feixiong (also known as Yang Maodong), Human Rights in China has been sent an essay by his wife, Zhang Qing, entitled ‘In Commemoration of the First Anniversary of My Husband Guo Feixiong’s Detention: Urging for His Unconditional Release.’” The rest of this article — from Human Rights in China — is here.

I have been thinking lately about political prisoners and their wives. In the next issue of National Review, I’ll have a piece on Jian-li Yang, with whom you’re familiar. I’ve written about him in Impromptus since 2001. He is the great Chinese democracy leader who was recently released from prison after five years. During his confinement, he was greatly aided by his wife, Christina Fu, living in the United States. She lobbied and lobbied, and agitated and agitated, and never gave up.

She reminded me of Avital Sharansky — wife of Anatoly (who later, in Israel, became Natan) — and many other wives, not nearly as famous. Is there an example of spousal devotion any greater than that supplied by such women as Zhang Qing, Christina Fu, and Avital Sharansky?

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Source: "National Review Online".