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Those who shun retirement grow fast.
Those who shun retirement grow fast.
China's Propaganda Department calls itself the Publicity Department.
英文版《武漢》有聲書發表之际，英國《衛報》刊登了《看不見的戰爭》壓縮版，從“監獄”寫作到“武漢”寫作。
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編後語寫道：
本文節選自《看不見的戰爭：一本書如何擊敗一個帝國？》作者廖亦武，由 Polity 出版……這就是我們的對手：來自權貴階層的律師團隊試圖阻止我們發表的不想讓你看到的故事……還有無視新聞自由的專制國家；在網路上散佈謠言以破壞民主的”水軍“……
但我們有強大的力量。
我們有你們。
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Polity編輯約翰致信廖亦武
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親愛的亦武，
您會很高興看到《衛報》用這麽大的篇幅發表《看不見的戰爭》的長篇壓縮版：
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/09/liao-yiwu-chinese-dissident-who-smuggled-his-writing-out-of-prison
這是對您和您的書的非常高調的報道：《衛報》可能是英國最重要和最有影響力的報紙，這個在線版本立即在全世界範圍內被廣泛閱讀。恭喜您：這對您和您的書籍來說是一次極好的宣傳！
我們知道還有更多的事情要做，但這是一個了不起的開始！
一切順利
約翰
Dear Yiwu,
You’ll be pleased to see that The Guardian have now published a lengthy extract from Invisible Warfare for The Long Read:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/09/liao-yiwu-chinese-dissident-who-smuggled-his-writing-out-of-prison
This is very high-profile coverage of you and your book: The Guardian is probably the most important and influential newspaper in the UK, and this online version is widely read throughout the world. Many congratulations: this is excellent publicity for you and your books!
We know that there is much more to come but this is a terrific start!
All the best
John
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Translated by Michael Martin Day. This is an edited extract from Invisible Warfare: How Does a Book Defeat an Empire? by Liao Yiwu, published by Polity
This is what we're up against：Teams of lawyers from the rich and powerful trying to stop us publishing stories they don’t want you to see；Lobby groups with opaque funding who are determined to undermine facts about the climate emergency and other established science；Authoritarian states with no regard for the freedom of the press；Bad actors spreading disinformation online to undermine democracy.
But we have something powerful on our side.
We’ve got you.
publicity
pʌbˈlɪsɪti/
noun
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notice or attention given to someone or something by the media.
"the case attracted wide publicity in the press"
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the giving out of information about a product, person, or company for advertising or promotional purposes.
"a publicity campaign"
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material or information used for advertising or promotional purposes.
"we distributed publicity from a stall in the marketplace"
pʌbˈlɪsɪti/
noun
- notice or attention given to someone or something by the media.
"the case attracted wide publicity in the press"- the giving out of information about a product, person, or company for advertising or promotional purposes.
"a publicity campaign"
- material or information used for advertising or promotional purposes.
"we distributed publicity from a stall in the marketplace"
shun
verb [T] -nn-
1 to avoid something:
She has shunned publicity since she retired from the theatre.
2 to ignore someone and not speak to them because you cannot accept their behaviour, beliefs, etc:
After the trial he was shunned by friends and family alike.
disparage verb [T]
to criticize someone or something in a way that shows you do not respect or value them:
The actor's work for charity has recently been disparaged in the press as an attempt to get publicity.
disparaging
adjective
critical, in a way that shows you do not respect or value someone:
disparaging
remarks devalue (NOT VALUE)
verb [T]
to cause someone or something not to be valued or considered important:
I don't want to devalue your achievement, but you seem to have passed your exam without really doing any work.
verb [T]
to cause someone or something not to be valued or considered important:
I don't want to devalue your achievement, but you seem to have passed your exam without really doing any work.
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