. ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁T ogether ▁with ▁Li u ▁X ia ob o ▁he ▁wrote ▁and ▁signed ▁a ▁letter ▁that ▁was ▁published ▁on ▁September ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁ ▁This ▁letter ▁called ▁on ▁the ▁Chinese ▁authorities ▁to ▁recon cile ▁the ▁Chinese ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁and ▁Gu om ind ang ▁ ▁and ▁have ▁dialog ue ▁with ▁the ▁Dal ai ▁L ama , ▁the ▁ex iled ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Tib et an ▁government . ▁ ▁Li u ▁X ia ob o ▁was ▁later ▁arrested ▁and ▁sent enced ▁to ▁ 3 ▁years ▁of ▁" re - ed uc ation ▁through ▁labor " ▁camp . ▁To ▁escape ▁from ▁arrest , ▁Wang ▁X iz he ▁took ▁refuge ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong . ▁His ▁escape ▁was ▁revealed ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 3 . ▁ ▁Two ▁days ▁later ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 5 , ▁he ▁arrived ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁where ▁he ▁obtained ▁political ▁as yl um . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Ch inese ▁political ▁people ▁Category : Ch inese ▁reb els ▁Category : Ch inese ▁society ▁Human ▁rights ▁Category : T ib et an ▁independence ▁movement ▁Category : Pe ople ▁of ▁the ▁Cultural ▁Revolution ▁Category : 1 9 4 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people <0x0A> </s> ▁Lee ▁W iley ▁( Oct ober ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁– ▁December ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 5 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁jazz ▁singer ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁ 1 9 4 0