倪永久：张琪沅在哪里？一个未成年人不应该一句话失去自由

我是中国民主进步联盟组织部长倪永久。

I am Ni Yongjiu, Head of the Organization Department of the China Democracy Progressive Alliance.

这段时间，我一直在关注一个名字——张琪沅。

Recently, I have been following one name closely: Zhang Qiyuan.

因为他不仅是一名未成年人，也是我的河北老乡。

He is not only a minor, but also someone from my home province of Hebei.

张琪沅出生于2010年，还是一个孩子。2025年7月，他只是在网络直播中公开提出了一个问题：

Zhang Qiyuan was born in 2010 and is still a child. In July 2025, he simply asked a question publicly during an online livestream:

“习近平是独裁者吗？”

“Is Xi Jinping a dictator?”

就因为这样一句话，他随后被警方传唤，并长时间与外界失去联系。

Because of that one sentence, he was subsequently summoned by the police and lost contact with the outside world for a prolonged period.

到了2026年6月，张琪沅曾通过视频重新出现在公众视野中。据他本人讲述，在失联期间，他曾被送入河北省第六人民医院约三个月，后来又被转往保定春雨学校。随后，他再次失联。

In June 2026, Zhang Qiyuan reappeared in public through a video. According to his own account, during the period when he was out of contact, he had been sent to Hebei Province's Sixth People's Hospital for about three months and later transferred to Baoding Chunyu School. He subsequently lost contact again.

当我看到这些消息的时候，我心里非常难受。

When I saw these reports, I was deeply distressed.

我想问一句：

I want to ask:

一个未成年人，到底犯了什么罪？

What crime, exactly, has this minor committed?

他没有实施暴力，没有伤害任何人，也没有组织什么政治行动。

He did not commit violence, harm anyone, or organise any political action.

他只是提出了一个问题。

He simply asked a question.

“习近平是不是独裁者？”

“Is Xi Jinping a dictator?”

这本来应该是一个可以讨论、可以争论、甚至可以被反驳的问题。

This should be a question that can be discussed, debated, or even refuted.

如果一个国家连一个未成年人提出这样的问题都无法容忍，那么真正应该被追问的，恐怕不是这个孩子说了什么，而是这个制度究竟害怕什么。

If a country cannot even tolerate a minor asking such a question, then what really needs to be questioned is perhaps not what this child said, but what the system is so afraid of.

更让我无法接受的是，据张琪沅本人公开讲述，他曾被送入精神专科医院。

What I find even more unacceptable is that, according to Zhang Qiyuan's own public account, he was sent to a psychiatric hospital.

如果这些情况属实，那么我认为，这已经不只是言论自由的问题。

If these accounts are true, then I believe this goes beyond the question of freedom of expression.

政治观点不是精神疾病。

Political views are not a mental illness.

一个孩子因为表达政治看法，就被剥夺正常生活、教育和与外界联系的机会，这种做法无论从人道、儿童权益还是基本自由的角度来看，都应该受到质疑。

Depriving a child of a normal life, education, and contact with the outside world because he expressed political views deserves scrutiny on humanitarian grounds, as a matter of children's rights, and as a matter of basic freedom.

张琪沅是我的老乡。

Zhang Qiyuan is from my home province.

但今天我关注他，不只是因为我们来自同一个地方。

But that is not the only reason I am speaking about him today.

更因为他还是一个未成年人。

Above all, it is because he is still a minor.

一个15岁的孩子，本来应该在学校读书，应该和同学一起生活，应该拥有正常成长的机会。

A 15-year-old child should be attending school, spending time with classmates, and having the opportunity to grow up normally.

他不应该因为一句政治表达，就从公众视野中消失。

He should not disappear from public view because of a single political statement.

所以我在这里公开呼吁：

I therefore publicly call for the following:

中国当局应该立即公开张琪沅目前的真实下落和人身状况。

The Chinese authorities should immediately disclose Zhang Qiyuan's actual whereabouts and his current physical condition and circumstances.

如果他仍然被限制人身自由，应当说明法律依据。

If his personal liberty remains restricted, the legal basis should be explained.

如果没有合法、正当的羁押理由，就应该尽快恢复他的自由，让他回到正常的家庭和学习生活中。

If there are no lawful and legitimate grounds for detention, his freedom should be restored as soon as possible so that he can return to normal family life and education.

更不应该因为他的政治观点，再次对他进行打压或者强迫“认错”。

He should certainly not face further repression or be forced to “admit wrongdoing” because of his political views.

一个真正有自信的政府，不应该害怕一个孩子提出问题。

A government that is truly confident should not be afraid of a child asking questions.

一个真正正常的社会，也不应该让未成年人因为一句话而付出如此沉重的代价。

A society functioning as it should would not make a minor pay such a heavy price for a single sentence.

今天我们问的是：

Today, we ask:

张琪沅在哪里？

Where is Zhang Qiyuan?

但更重要的问题是：

But the more important question is:

一个孩子什么时候才能拥有不因说话而恐惧的权利？

When will a child have the right to speak without fear?

我希望张琪沅能够早日平安回到正常生活。

I hope Zhang Qiyuan can safely return to a normal life soon.

也希望越来越多的人继续关注他的下落。

I also hope that more and more people will continue to pay attention to his whereabouts.

不要让这个孩子被遗忘。

Do not let this child be forgotten.

——倪永久

— Ni Yongjiu