Research status: MEDIA BASELINE COMPLETED (2026-09-01). This public profile is evidence-controlled; early Human Rights in China archival records and durable media copies remain active research targets.
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Verified profile
Xiao Qiang is a Chinese human-rights and internet-freedom advocate, founder and editor-in-chief of China Digital Times, and former executive director of Human Rights in China from 1991 to 2002. Institutional and media sources document his post-1989 human-rights work, later digital-rights research and public commentary. The archive preserves institutional biography, independent media reporting and first-person interviews as distinct source types.
Selected media and source timeline
- 1997-07-06 — South China Morning Post: Coming back to spread the word, a contemporaneous profile during Xiao’s HRIC leadership period.
- 1998-06-26 — U.S. House Committee on International Relations: testimony of Xiao Qiang, Executive Director, Human Rights in China, an official primary record of his role and attributed testimony.
- 2001-06-26 — Radio Free Asia (Chinese): report on threats against a June Fourth victim’s family member, identifying 萧强 as 中国人权执行主任 and quoting him directly.
- 2006-04-11 — PBS FRONTLINE: The Tank Man interview with Xiao Qiang, linking June Fourth to his full-time human-rights work.
- 2017-04-04 — Radio Free Asia (Chinese): 专访萧强：从“六四”到中国数字时代, a Chinese-language account of his path from 1989 and HRIC to China Digital Times.
- 2024-09-28 — Associated Press: global report on Chinese disinformation, using Xiao as a named expert and confirming his Berkeley/CDT roles.
Organization links
Human Rights in China (HRIC): executive director, 1991–2002, supported by institutional and contemporaneous records. China Digital Times (CDT): founder/editor-in-chief, supported by Berkeley, media and CDT-related records. Exact founding chronology and early HRIC archival details continue to be expanded.
Open research fields
- Recover additional HRIC 1991–2002 press releases, testimony and organizational records.
- Document the founding chronology and early institutional history of China Digital Times with dated primary records.
- Expand traditional Chinese-language media coverage and acquire lawful durable copies of important audio/video/text sources.
Evidence and provenance note
The dedicated media archive records evidence grade/provenance, duplicate/story families and four separate source/copy states. A subject-founded outlet, institutional biography or interview is not treated as independent corroboration merely because it is public.
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