Xu Zhiyong

Chinese human rights activist
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Summary

Xu Zhiyong was born on March 2, 1973[1], in Minquan County[2]. He has worked as a lecturer[3], human rights defender[4], lawyer[5], university teacher[6], and chinese human rights lawyer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (123 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: People's Republic of China[9]
  • Native language: Chinese[10]
  • Employer: Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications[11]
  • Member of: Weiquan movement[12]
  • Sex or gender: male[13]
  • Commons category: Xu Zhiyong[14]
  • Family name: Xu[15]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Chinese[16]
  • Name in native language: 许志永[17]
  • Writing language: Simplified Chinese[18]
  • Social media followers: 219,295[19], 212,744[20], 211,857[21], 210,658[22]

Why It Matters

Xu Zhiyong has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

FAQs

Where was Xu Zhiyong born?

Xu Zhiyong was born in Minquan County[2].

What did Xu Zhiyong do for work?

Xu Zhiyong worked as a lecturer[3], human rights defender[4], lawyer[5], university teacher[6], and chinese human rights lawyer[7].

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  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → Peking University, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou University
    Sitelink count → 15
    Name in native language → {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '许志永'}
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fr', 'id', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', 'pt', '
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57985|batch #57985]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 2/3"
  2. 9w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Member of → Weiquan movement
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  3. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+219295'}, {'amount': '+212744'}, {'amount': '+211857'} +1
    Family name → Xu
    Employer → —
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32085|batch #32085]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (27)"
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