Sha Yexin

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Sha.

Sha Yexin, born 1939 in Nanjing, is a Chinese writer and political activist.

Political activism

Yexin became head of the Shanghai People's Art Theatre in 1985. He met with German chancellor Angela Merkel in 2007, regarding freedom of the press issues in China.^[1]

Literary career

He finished his first one-act play, Yi fen qian (One cent), in 1965. Later plays include Haohao xuexi (Diligent study), Yesu¡DKongzi¡DPitoushi Lienong (Jesus, Confucius and John Lennon) and Makesi mishi (Secret history of Marx).

Yexin's play The Impostor (If I Were Real) was written collectively with fellow playwrights Li Shoucheng and Yao Mingde.

References

^ "Beijing pledges crackdown on international hackers", MSN Moneycentral (from the Financial Times), 27 August 2007

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Name	Sha Yexin
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Short description	Chinese writer
Date of birth	1939
Place of birth	Nanjing, China
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