About Li Datong
Born 1952. Li Datong is a Chinese journalist and reporter.
Li Datong (李大同, born 1952) was the Managing Editor of Freezing Point, a section of China Youth Daily. He now writes for openDemocracy, which is based in London.
Datong was openly critical of China's 2018 constitutional change that removed the term limits for the President. In an open letter to the National People's Congress he stated that the change would "sow the seeds of chaos".
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Who is Li Datong?
Chinese journalist (born 1952)
When was Li Datong born?
Li Datong was born in 1952 in Sichuan, Nanchong.
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Li Datong is a journalist and reporter.
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Li Datong is Chinese.
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