Dissident at the Doorstep

What happens when someone becomes a human-rights icon – but then turns out to stand for something else entirely? Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng was locked up for fighting against China’s One Child Policy and suffered years of unlawful imprisonment. In 2012, following a daring midnight escape, he landed in the United States a hero. But that’s only the beginning of his story. Just a few years later, he would re-enter the spotlight as an avid Trump supporter and a “Stop the Steal” rally-goer. How did this happen? Alison Klayman, Colin Jones, and Yangyang Cheng set out on a journey to find out –...

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Episodes (9)

Feb 24, 2024 Episode 8: The Shit In The Frame
Feb 17, 2024 Episode 7: Lost And Found In Translation
Feb 10, 2024 Episode 6: The Great Moving Right Show

Dissident at the Doorstep

Feb 24, 2024
35 minutes
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Guangcheng has put his life on the line to stand up for noble causes and principles. He has also thrown his support behind Trump and, more recently, a range of intolerant ideas. There are so many things to admire about him, but there are others that are hard to excuse. We thought with this series that we could show how all these things could be true at once. But as we got closer to the end of the story, we learned just how hard that really is.

Dissident at the Doorstep

Episode 8: The Shit In The Frame

Dissident at the Doorstep

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