You Xie

You Xie
謝盛友
Born (1958-10-01) October 1, 1958
 People's Republic of China Hainan
Residence  Germany Bamberg
Nationality  Germany German
Alma mater Sun Yat-sen University
University of Bamberg
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Occupation Author, Journalist
Partner(s) Shenhua Xie-Zhang
Children Edwar Xie
Awards Central Daily News Taipei 1994
Website youxie.de

You Xie (謝盛友) (October 1, 1958 in Hainan) is a German journalist and author of Chinese origin.

Life

When You Xie was born, there was a famine in China. He grew up during the cultural revolution and could therefore not the school, but had to work in the country. From 1979 to 1983 he studied German and English at the Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou. After graduation (B.A.), he worked as an interpreter at VW in Shanghai.

In 1988, he came to study at the Otto-Friedrich University, Bamberg and studied German language and literature, journalism and European Ethnology. in 1993 he graduated on the press policies of the Communist Party of China. From 1993 to 1996, he studied law at the Friedrich-Alexander-University, Erlangen-Nuremberg.

At the time of the Tiananmen-massacre he was Chairman of the Association of Chinese students and scholars in Germany e.V. in 1999 he founded the Chinese language journal European Chinese news that 2011 was their appearance. You Xie is editor of the Europe of the Christian magazine "Overseas Campus" since 2006.[1] In 2010, You Xie came in the selection of the top 100 Chinese public intellectuals. On 20 April 2013, the members of the Bamberg CSU selected Xie in the county board. He got 141 of 220 votes. So the best result of all county board members.[2] On July 26, 2013, You Xie was elected by the CSU Member Assembly with 97 of 110 votes on the candidate list for 29th place for the City Council election 2014. At the election, Xie was elected with the most votes of all CSU candidate for the City Council.

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Xie is Vice President Association of Chinese language writers in Europe and lives with his wife Shenhua Xie Zhang in Bamberg, where he runs the China Fan snack bar. Since 2010, he has German citizenship.

Family Xie

You Xie is a descendant of Xie An (Chinese 謝安, pinyin Xiè Ān, 320-385), the Duke Wenjing of Luling during the Jin dynasty, in 56. Generation.

You Xies ancestor Xie Wen Qing (謝文卿, 1046 - 1126) was the Duke of Putian in the Song dynasty. Xie Wen Qing is a descendant of Xie An in 26. Generation, and exiled on the subtropical island of Hainan. You Xie is a descendant of Xie Wen Qing in 30. Generation.

His great-grandfather, grandfather and father were in the Kuomintang of China. His grandfather took part in the Northern Expedition. His father was the General Manager of the Bank of Taichengfeng. The company was founded in 1912 by his great-grandfather and as a part of the Bank of China. The Bank of Taichengfeng was expropriated in the state-owned enterprises in 1957.

His great-aunt was Xie Fei (Chinese 谢飞, pinyin Fēi Xiè, 1913-2013) from Wenchang, Hainan Province. Xie Fei participated in the long March in 1934 and was the third wife of Liu Shaoqi, the President of People's Republic of China from 1959 to 1968.

Works (Selection)

Awards

Footnotes

  1. Till Mayer: Anker in der neuen Heimat, in: taz, 12. November 2011, S. 39
  2. Maximilian Kalkhof: Frag nicht, was deine neue Heimat für dich tun kann, in: FAS, 7. Juli 2013, S. 46
  3. Kandidatenliste Wahlergebnis
  4. 歐洲綠生活

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