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born 1973 China

Wang Liming (Chinese: 王立铭) (born 1973), better known under the pseudonym Rebel Pepper (Chinese: 变态辣), is a Chinese political cartoonist in exile in the United States. Wang left China out of fears for his safety resulting from the increasing crackdown on freedom of expression by the Communist Party of China.

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Also known as: Wang Liming

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This fear of the power of the totalitarian state is something normal people cannot understand.

As a first-generation immigrant, I want to make the soil richer. My kid will grow up in a free world without fear and will be thinking like an ordinary American. I envy him very much.

People who live in totalitarian countries experience educational brainwashing and real fear of the government. They are not brave enough to stand out and express different opinions.

I felt a narrowing of freedom of speech. The change was very pronounced when you compare Xi Jinping to previous eras of Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao.

I kept on reading, observing and reflecting on China’s political and social problems. Then in that year I suddenly felt a strong need to express my ideas. Comics is what I am good at, so I began to create political comics.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Rebel Pepper (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.