You Xie

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You Xie ( Chinese  友 谢 , Pinyin Yǒu Xiè , actually Chinese  谢盛友 , Pinyin Xiè Shèngyǒu ) (born October 1, 1958 in Hainan ) is a German publisher , journalist , writer , candidate for the 2019 European elections and a local politician ( CSU ) of Chinese origin.

Life

You Xie was born as the son of banker Xie Jinchuan and elementary school teacher Zhou Huilan. He grew up during the Cultural Revolution and was therefore unable to attend school. Instead, he had to work in the countryside. From 1979 to 1983 he studied German and English at the Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou . After completing his studies (BA), he worked as an interpreter at VW in Shanghai.

1988 You Xie came to study at the University of Bamberg and studied German language and literature , journalism and European Ethnology . At the time of the Tian'anmen massacre he was federal chairman of the “Association of Chinese Students and Scientists in Germany”. V. “In 1993 he graduated on the press policy of the Chinese Communist Party . From 1993 to 1996 he studied law at the University of Erlangen .

You Xie is a Protestant and has been married to Shenhua Xie-Zhang, with whom he has a son, since 1986. The couple lives in Bamberg, where Xie runs a Chinese snack bar and works as a journalist and writer.

He has had German citizenship since 2010. His life story has been in the Süddeutsche Zeitung since 2001, in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung since 2009, in the Bavarian Prime Minister's gift book " Bavaria - Land in the Heart of Europe " since 2015, in the Gmeiner-Verlag Bamberg - Portrait of a City since 2017 in The Huffington Post and Focus .

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In 1993 You Xie founded China Fan Verlag (华 友 出版社) and has published books in both English and Chinese, for example 《那片 热土》 ( Scientific papers on the educational system in Taiwan ) and Theory and policy of the public pension in China .

For Taiwanese newspapers You Xie writes regular commentaries and columns for which he was awarded a prestigious Taiwanese Journalist Award 1994th In 1999 he founded the Chinese-language magazine European Chinese News , which ceased its publication in 2011. On November 23, 2001, You Xie gave a lecture on European Chinese News at the International Media Fair in Cologne as editor. Xie has been the editor of the European edition of the Christian magazine "Overseas Campus" since 2006.

You Xie is using the freedom of the press in Germany to fight for freedom of the press in China. There is only one restriction to publish a magazine in Germany, you have to get the money for the production. In China, on the other hand, you have to ask yourself what kind of restrictions do not exist.

“Why are the Chinese squatting?” - You Xie pursued this question in his article, which has so far found over 10 million readers in the Chinese media and was rated as the best article in Taiwan in 2009.

In 2010, Xie was selected for the Top 100 Chinese Public Intellectuals by the Chinese weekly newspaper 南方周末 “ Southern Weekly ”. Since 2010 he has been writing for Die Tagespost - Catholic newspaper for politics, society and culture.

In addition to his journalistic work, Xie writes essays, short stories and travelogues and has published books in both German and Chinese. Xie has been the Vice President of the Association of Chinese Language Writers in Europe (欧洲 华文 作家协会) since 2007 .

politics

On April 20, 2013, the members of the Bamberg CSU elected Xie to the district executive committee. He received 141 out of 220 votes. He achieved the best election result of all district board members. On July 26, 2013, You Xie was elected 29th place on the list of candidates for the 2014 city council election by the CSU general assembly with 97 of 110 votes. In the election, Xie was elected to the city council with the most votes of all CSU candidates. You Xie has meanwhile established himself as a city councilor and was able to successfully enforce applications and make a name for himself. He was re-elected to the city council on March 15, 2020 with 16,033 votes and achieved the best election result of all elected city council members without an OB candidacy.

Xie family

Xie is a descendant of Xie An ( Chinese  謝 安 , Pinyin Xiè Ān , 320–385), Duke Wenjing of Luling and the founder of the Jin Dynasty , in the 56th generation.

You Xie's ancestor Xie Wen Qing (謝文卿, 1046 –1126) was Duke Putian. Xie Wen Qing is a descendant of Xie An in the 26th generation and was a chancellor of the Song Dynasty , which was the ruling dynasty of the Chinese Empire from 960 to 1279. Xie Wen Qing was first banished to what is now Guangdong Province and then to the subtropical island of Hainan . You Xie is a 30th generation descendant of Xie Wen Qing.

His great-grandfather, grandfather and father belonged to the Kuomintang of China. His grandfather took part in the northern campaign . His father was the general manager of the Bank of Taichengfeng. The company was founded in 1912 by his great-grandfather and as part of the Bank of China . In October 1953, the CCP Central Committee officially decided to begin on the transition to socialism. The Chinese government wanted to control the economy as a whole and has therefore included the private sector in state-owned companies. The Xie family was expropriated from the Bank of Taichengfeng in 1957.

His great aunt was Xie Fei ( Chinese  谢 飞 , Pinyin Xiè Fēi , 1913-2013) from Wenchang , Hainan Province. Xie Fei took part in the Long March in 1934 and was the third wife of Liu Shaoqi , President of the People's Republic of China from 1959 to 1968.

Books (selection)

  • As a Chinese in Bamberg , Erich-Weiß-Verlag, Bamberg, 2013, ISBN 978-3-940821-28-7
  • 微言 德国, Viewing Germany (1st to 4th volume), China Fan Verlag, Bamberg, 2001, ISBN 3-00-007430-9
  • 老板 心得Experiences of a managing director , China Fan Verlag, Bamberg, 2003, ISBN 3-9809119-1-8
  • 人 在 欧洲Life in Europe , China Fan Verlag, Bamberg, 2004, ISBN 3-9809119-0-X
  • Identity, integrity, integration , series in European Chinese News , issue December 2010 ff.
  • (Editor) 主编 《東張西望: 看 歐洲 家庭 教育》 (Education: Value Orientations in Europe), 新銳 文 創, Taipei, 2011, ISBN 9789866094057
  • (Editor) 主编 《歐洲 綠 生活 ： 向 歐洲 學習 過 節能 、 減 碳 、 廢 核 的 日子》 (Green is a way of life in Europe), 釀 出版, Taipei, 2013, ISBN 9789865871475

Awards

  • Central Daily News Award , Taipei 1994
  • Winner of the PIAOMU (essay) international Chinese language literary competition, Nanking 2014
  • Winner of the Lotus (Poetry) Chinese Language International Literature Competition, Beijing 2016
  • Nominated for the Bauhinie Literature Prize in the "Poem" category for mourning Dr. Li Wenliang, Hong Kong 2020

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ We in Bavaria
  2. ↑ Bamberg - portrait of a city
  3. ↑ You Xie talks about his immigration from China
  4. ↑ a b c Maximilian Kalkhof: Don't ask what your new home can do for you . In: FAS . 7 July 2013, p. 46 ( faz.net [accessed January 15, 2017]).
  5. ↑ The first special trade fair for international media marketing and international cultural relations ( Memento of the original of July 21, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.imh-deutschland.de
  6. ↑ Till Mayer: Anchor in the new home . In: taz.de . November 12, 2011, p. 39 ( taz.de [accessed January 15, 2017]).
  7. ↑ You Xie talks about his immigration from China
  8. ↑ Why do the Chinese squat?
  9. ↑ In the middle of Bamberg - Chinese Scheißerla - Bavaria - Süddeutsche.de
  10. ↑ Die-tagespost.de/archiv/youxie
  11. ↑ Business of horror
  12. ↑ Candidate list election result
  13. ↑ City council election city of Bamberg 2020
  14. ↑ Biography of You Xie
  15. ↑ 歐洲 綠 生活
  16. ↑ 《半碗 米饭》 谢盛友 ( Memento of the original from January 15, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / huashangbao.com
  17. ↑ 谢盛友 《心 系 文昌》
  18. ↑ 谢盛友 （德國） - 李文亮
personal data
SURNAME Xie, you
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 谢盛友, Xie Shengyou
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German journalist and writer
DATE OF BIRTH October 1, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Hainan