was banned from attending the Sydney Writers' Festival but in early July, he slipped out of China and into Vietnam, via a small border crossing he won't reveal, and with the help of contacts and friends, made his way to Germany.Liao's publisher is German, and the author has settled in Germany in self-imposed exile, free of the censorship he faces in his own country, where his tales of "hidden" China are suppressed.
from The Sydney Morning Herald: Dissident poet silent no more
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