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自由中國運動快速回應 — 2026年9月4日
黎智英取得了非凡的商業成功，卻沒有用沉默換取安全，而是選擇維護自由。他的20年刑期不只是對記者和民主人士的警示，也是對每一位依賴可預期法律、財產權和思想自由的企業家的警示。
自由中國運動呼籲中國大陸、香港、中華民國台灣以及全球華人社會的企業家和專業人士，從黎智英的選擇中看到責任。財富帶來影響力，而影響力可以用來支持獨立資訊、政治犯、公民社會、憲政制度和法治。
我們紀念過去共和先驅為喚醒同胞所展現的勇氣，但今天的道路應當是和平的：把勇氣轉化為制度，把制度轉化為權利，把權利轉化為自由中國。
自由中國運動呼籲立即、無條件釋放黎智英。
2026年9月4日 — 新聞＋社評
香港傳媒企業家黎智英現年78歲，2026年2月因國家安全及煽動相關罪名被判20年監禁。他的家人持續呼籲釋放，並對其長期羈押後的健康狀況表達嚴重關切。黎智英是《蘋果日報》創辦人和英國公民，他否認相關指控，並稱自己是政治犯。
黎智英並非只是一名出版人。他曾是一位極其成功的企業家，本可以選擇沉默來保護財富和安穩，卻選擇以自己的資源和聲音維護新聞自由、民主參與和法治。
自由中國運動認為，黎智英的選擇延續了中國近代公民勇氣的傳統。秋瑾、林覺民以及黃花崗諸烈士等共和先驅，曾為喚醒同胞、推動共和與憲政承擔巨大個人風險。時代與手段不同，自由中國運動並不把過去的武裝革命等同於今天的和平民主運動；共同點在於把原則置於個人安逸和安全之上。
18世紀美國建國一代也理解，自由不能只靠口號，而需要有人願意為制度和後代承擔風險。今天的中國企業家不需要追求犧牲，而應以和平、合法、持續的方式支持獨立資訊、政治犯救援、公民社會、憲政研究、自由企業與法治。
自由中國運動主張，未來自由中國應保障私有財產、獨立司法、言論與新聞自由、和平政治反對、自由企業，以及對公民負責的政府。繁榮與自由不應彼此衝突，而應相互促進。
立即发布 — 2026年9月4日
自由中国运动赞扬黎智英，不仅因为他是香港民主倡议者，更因为他是一位极其成功的华人企业家，却选择把自由、人的尊严与民主价值置于个人安全和物质安逸之上。
黎智英从中国大陆来到香港，从艰苦环境中创业并取得巨大商业成功。他完全可以选择沉默来保护自己的财富和生活，却选择用财富、媒体平台和公共影响力维护言论自由、新闻自由、民主参与和法治。
现年78岁的黎智英于2026年2月被判20年监禁。自由中国运动呼吁立即、无条件释放黎智英，并充分保障其健康与法律权利。
一百多年前，秋瑾、林觉民、黄花岗诸烈士等共和先驱，为唤醒中国人、推动共和与宪政承担了巨大风险。孙中山、黄兴等人也长期投入自己的生命、资源和安全推动共和事业。
他们所处的历史环境与黎智英不同，自由中国运动也不把当年的武装革命与今天的和平民主运动等同起来。真正相通的是：在改变尚不安全、尚不确定时，仍愿意把原则置于个人安逸之上。
18世纪美国建国一代同样明白，自由宣言只有在有人愿意为制度和后代承担风险时才有意义。
因此，自由中国运动呼吁中国大陆、香港、中华民国台湾以及全球华人社会的企业家、投资者、专业人士思考：财富与影响力带来的责任是什么？
未来的自由中国应保障私有财产、自由企业、独立司法、言论与新闻自由、和平政治反对、结社自由，以及对公民负责的政府。这些原则不是反商业，而是持久繁荣的基础。
自由中国运动不是要求今天的企业家追求殉难，而是呼吁他们以和平、合法、持续的方式行动：支持独立信息、维护政治犯、建设公民社会、资助宪政研究，并拒绝让商业利益压倒良知。
共和先驱唤醒了一代人。黎智英的榜样可以帮助唤醒新一代。我们这一代的责任，是把勇气转化为制度，再把制度转化为自由中国。
自由企业需要法治。创新需要思想自由。繁荣需要有保障的权利。中国的未来需要自由。
自由中国运动快速回应 — 2026年9月4日
黎智英取得了非凡的商业成功，却没有用沉默换取安全，而是选择维护自由。他的20年刑期不仅是对记者和民主人士的警示，也是对每一位依赖可预期法律、财产权和思想自由的企业家的警示。
自由中国运动呼吁中国大陆、香港、中华民国台湾以及全球华人社会的企业家和专业人士，从黎智英的选择中看到责任。财富带来影响力，而影响力可以用来支持独立信息、政治犯、公民社会、宪政制度和法治。
我们纪念过去共和先驱为唤醒同胞所展现的勇气，但今天的道路应当是和平的：把勇气转化为制度，把制度转化为权利，把权利转化为自由中国。
自由中国运动呼吁立即、无条件释放黎智英。
2026年9月4日 — 新闻＋社评
香港传媒企业家黎智英现年78岁，2026年2月因国家安全及煽动相关罪名被判20年监禁。他的家人继续呼吁释放，并对其长期羁押后的健康状况表达严重关切。黎智英是《苹果日报》创办人和英国公民，他否认相关指控，并称自己是政治犯。
黎智英并非只是一名出版人。他曾是一位极其成功的企业家，本可以选择沉默来保护财富和安稳，却选择以自己的资源和声音维护新闻自由、民主参与和法治。
自由中国运动认为，黎智英的选择延续了中国近代公民勇气的传统。秋瑾、林觉民以及黄花岗诸烈士等共和先驱，曾为唤醒同胞、推动共和与宪政承担巨大个人风险。时代与手段不同，自由中国运动并不把过去的武装革命等同于今天的和平民主运动；共同点在于把原则置于个人安逸和安全之上。
18世纪美国建国一代也理解，自由不能只靠口号，而需要有人愿意为制度和后代承担风险。今天的中国企业家不需要追求牺牲，而应以和平、合法、持续的方式支持独立信息、政治犯救援、公民社会、宪政研究、自由企业与法治。
自由中国运动主张，未来自由中国应保障私有财产、独立司法、言论与新闻自由、和平政治反对、自由企业，以及对公民负责的政府。繁荣与自由不应彼此冲突，而应相互促进。
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — September 4, 2026
The Free China Movement honors Jimmy Lai not merely as a Hong Kong democracy advocate, but as a remarkably successful Chinese entrepreneur who chose to place liberty, human dignity and democratic principles above personal security and material comfort.
Lai came from Mainland China to Hong Kong with little, built successful businesses through entrepreneurship and hard work, and achieved the financial independence millions seek. He could have protected that success through silence. Instead, he used his wealth, media organizations and public voice to defend freedom of speech, freedom of the press, democratic participation and the rule of law.
Now 78, Lai is serving a 20-year prison sentence imposed in February 2026. FCM calls for his immediate and unconditional release and for full protection of his health and legal rights.
More than a century ago, pioneers of the Chinese republican movement — including Qiu Jin, Lin Juemin and the martyrs remembered through the Huanghuagang uprising — accepted extraordinary personal risks in the effort to awaken fellow Chinese to constitutional government and citizenship. Sun Yat-sen, Huang Xing and others devoted years of their lives, resources and personal security to the republican cause.
Their historical circumstances were different from Lai’s, and FCM does not equate armed revolution with today’s peaceful democratic struggle. What connects them is the willingness to place principle above personal comfort and to act before political change appears safe or inevitable.
There is also a parallel with the American founding generation of the eighteenth century, whose members understood that declarations of liberty required people willing to risk their fortunes and security for institutions that would protect future generations.
FCM therefore calls on entrepreneurs, executives, investors and professionals in Mainland China, Hong Kong, the Republic of China on Taiwan and Chinese communities worldwide to consider what responsibility accompanies wealth and influence.
A Free China should protect private property, free enterprise, independent courts, freedom of speech and press, peaceful political opposition, freedom of association and government accountable to citizens. These principles are not anti-business; they are foundations of durable prosperity.
FCM does not ask today’s entrepreneurs to seek martyrdom. We ask them to find the courage to act peacefully, lawfully and persistently: support independent information, defend political prisoners, strengthen civil society, fund constitutional research and refuse to let commercial interests silence conscience.
The pioneers of the Republic awakened one generation. Jimmy Lai’s example can help awaken another. Our generation’s responsibility is to turn courage into institutions — and institutions into a free China.
Free enterprise needs the rule of law. Innovation needs freedom of thought. Prosperity needs secure rights. China’s future needs freedom.
Free China Movement Rapid Response — September 4, 2026
Jimmy Lai built extraordinary business success, then chose to defend liberty rather than purchase safety through silence. His 20-year sentence is therefore a warning not only to journalists and democracy advocates, but to every entrepreneur who depends on predictable law, secure property rights and freedom of thought.
FCM calls on business leaders in Mainland China, Hong Kong, the Republic of China on Taiwan and Chinese communities worldwide to learn from Lai’s example. Wealth creates influence, and influence can help defend political prisoners, independent information, civil society, constitutional government and the rule of law.
We honor the courage of earlier republican pioneers who risked their lives to awaken fellow Chinese, while rejecting the need to repeat the violence of past revolutions. The task today is peaceful: turn courage into institutions, institutions into rights, and rights into a free China.
FCM calls for Jimmy Lai’s immediate and unconditional release.
September 4, 2026 — News + Editorial
Hong Kong media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai, 78, is serving a 20-year sentence imposed in February 2026 after convictions on national-security and sedition-related charges. His family has continued to press for his release and has warned about his health after years in custody. Lai, the founder of Apple Daily and a British citizen, has denied wrongdoing and described himself as a political prisoner.
Lai’s case is not only about one publisher. He was a highly successful entrepreneur who could have protected his wealth by remaining silent. Instead, he used his resources and public voice to defend press freedom, democratic participation and the rule of law.
Free China Movement sees Lai’s choice in a longer tradition of civic courage. Republican pioneers such as Qiu Jin and Lin Juemin, and the martyrs remembered through Huanghuagang, accepted extraordinary personal risk in the effort to awaken fellow Chinese to constitutional government and citizenship. Their historical circumstances were different, and FCM does not equate armed revolution with today’s peaceful democratic struggle. The common thread is the willingness to put principle above personal safety and comfort.
The same moral principle appeared in the American founding generation of the eighteenth century: liberty required people willing to risk their fortunes and security for institutions that could protect future generations. Today’s Chinese entrepreneurs do not need to seek martyrdom. They can support independent information, political prisoners, civil society, constitutional research, free enterprise and the rule of law.
FCM believes a future free China should protect private property, independent courts, freedom of speech and press, peaceful political opposition, free enterprise and government accountable to citizens. Prosperity and liberty should reinforce one another.
Sources: Reuters reporting on Lai’s February 2026 sentence and subsequent decision not to appeal; UK parliamentary and public reporting on continuing calls for his release and concern over his health.
PARA PUBLICACIÓN INMEDIATA — 4 de septiembre de 2026
ID del evento: P5-EVT-2026-0904-14
Mientras avanzan los preparativos para la reunión prevista el 24 de septiembre en Washington entre el presidente Donald Trump y el presidente Xi Jinping, y Reuters informa que Xi planea llevar una amplia delegación de ejecutivos empresariales chinos, el Movimiento por una China Libre (FCM) declara que los derechos humanos deben estar representados de manera visible junto al comercio y la inversión.
FCM apoya la inclusión de una delegación específica de derechos humanos o de un componente sustantivo que aborde a presos políticos y de conciencia, libertad religiosa, libertad de expresión, Estado de derecho y represión transnacional.
FCM destaca especialmente al Dr. Wang Bingzhang, pionero del movimiento democrático chino en el exterior, fundador de China Spring en Nueva York en 1982 e integrante del núcleo fundador del Movimiento por una China Libre en Washington en 1998. Condenado a cadena perpetua en febrero de 2003, lleva más de veintitrés años bajo esa condena. El Grupo de Trabajo de la ONU sobre la Detención Arbitraria determinó que su detención era arbitraria.
FCM sostiene que el caso de Wang y otros casos verificados de presos políticos y de conciencia de larga duración deben plantearse en el expediente de derechos humanos de la cumbre.
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ID del evento: P5-EVT-2026-0904-14
Reuters informó el 4 de septiembre que Xi Jinping prepara una amplia delegación de ejecutivos empresariales chinos para una reunión prevista con el presidente Donald Trump el 24 de septiembre en Washington. La lista final de participantes y los resultados concretos de la cumbre siguen siendo provisionales.
El comercio, la inversión, las licencias de exportación de tierras raras y otras cuestiones económicas probablemente ocuparán un lugar destacado. La fuerte presencia empresarial plantea también qué espacio recibirán los derechos humanos y los presos políticos.
El Movimiento por una China Libre (FCM) sostiene que las conversaciones comerciales y de inversión deben ir acompañadas de un componente sustantivo de derechos humanos que aborde a presos políticos y de conciencia, libertad religiosa, libertad de expresión, Estado de derecho y represión transnacional.
FCM destaca al Dr. Wang Bingzhang, pionero del movimiento democrático chino en el exterior, fundador de China Spring en Nueva York en 1982 e integrante del núcleo fundador del Movimiento por una China Libre en Washington en 1998. Condenado a cadena perpetua en febrero de 2003, lleva más de veintitrés años bajo esa condena. El Grupo de Trabajo de la ONU sobre la Detención Arbitraria determinó que su detención era arbitraria.
FCM considera que su caso y otros casos verificados de presos políticos y de conciencia deben permanecer en la agenda de la cumbre aunque el comercio y la inversión dominen las negociaciones.