Xiao Qiang
Xiao Qiang is founder and editor-in-chief of China Digital Times, an adjunct professor at UC Berkeley’s School of Information, and director of the school’s Counter-Power Lab, which focuses on digital rights and internet freedom. A theoretical physicist by training, Qiang was born in China and moved to the U.S. for his PhD studies in 1986. He was…
Xiao Qiang is founder and editor-in-chief of China Digital Times, an adjunct professor at UC Berkeley’s School of Information, and director of the school’s Counter-Power Lab, which focuses on digital rights and internet freedom. A theoretical physicist by training, Qiang was born in China and moved to the U.S. for his PhD studies in 1986. He was executive director of Human Rights in China from 1991-2002, and has served as vice-chairman of the steering committee of the World Movement for Democracy. He received a MacArthur Fellowship in 2001, and has published widely on China, human rights, and internet politics.