Month: April 2026

As climate risks accelerate across small island states, new Net Zero Speaks episode connects ocean governance, biodiversity, and gender equity to real-world climate adaptation and measurable net-zero policy

NEW YORK, April 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — As climate impacts intensify across small island developing states, a critical question is emerging: what does real net-zero leadership look like on the ground?

The Planet Classroom Network, in association with the Protect Our Planet (POP) Movement, announces the release of a new episode of Net Zero Speaks featuring Dr. Josheena Naggea , André Hoffmann Fellow at the Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions and the World Economic Forum, and a leading voice in climate adaptation, ocean governance, biodiversity conservation, and equitable coastal resilience in the Western Indian Ocean.

Hosted by climate activist Monaaleekh B.K. Gowda and produced and edited by Sahana Garrett, with art direction by Emily Brooks, the episode explores how communities in Mauritius are advancing climate adaptation, marine protection, and community-led net-zero implementation.

Climate Adaptation Must Be Grounded in Equity — Not Rhetoric

As rising sea levels, biodiversity loss, and extreme weather reshape coastal economies, Dr. Naggea argues that climate adaptation and net-zero policy must be rooted in justice, equity, and community leadership.

“We need to reduce emissions and promote resilience in coastal communities,” said Dr. Josheena Naggea.
“Sustainable development needs to be thought of from local to global levels.”

This episode reframes net zero as accountability, not aspiration — where climate policy is measured not only by targets, but by outcomes communities can experience: stronger livelihoods, protected ecosystems, and increased resilience.

From Ocean Governance to Climate Implementation

In a solutions-focused dialogue, the episode examines:

• How blue justice supports sustainable small-scale fisheries and coastal livelihoods
• Why ocean governance reform is essential to credible net-zero policy
• What climate adaptation looks like in real communities—not abstract frameworks
• How biodiversity conservation and gender equity must be integrated into climate strategies
• Why community-led climate action is critical to scaling net-zero implementation

By positioning youth as accountability partners, the episode moves climate leadership from global ambition to measurable local action.

Climate Crisis Revealed: Lessons from the Mauritius Oil Spill

The episode revisits the Mauritius oil spill, when thousands of volunteers mobilized to protect their coastline — exposing both environmental vulnerability and systemic inequality.

“During the oil spill, thousands of volunteers came together to protect our coastline,” Dr. Naggea recalls.
“Following the oil spill, we highlighted inequities that women in coastal communities were facing.”

Dr. Naggea emphasizes that climate disasters often reveal deeper structural challenges:

“Women in the informal economy often face inequities, especially after disasters.”
 “The pandemic and the oil spill showed how important community action is in times of crisis.”

Through her work with the IPBES Transformative Change Assessment and the UNDP Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme in Mauritius, Dr. Naggea demonstrates how local climate adaptation solutions can scale into national and global policy frameworks.

Youth Accountability in the Net-Zero Era

The episode reframes net zero as a question of accountability — not aspiration.

For host Monaaleekh B.K. Gowda, the conversation underscores a critical shift in climate leadership:

“Dr. Josheena Naggea represents the intersection of global climate leadership and local community action. Her work in blue justice and ocean governance shows how sustainability must include equity for small-scale fishers and coastal communities.”

He adds:

“That balance between international policy and local impact aligns directly with Net Zero Speaks’ mission.”

C. M. (Cathy) Rubin, Co-Founder and CEO of Planet Classroom, adds:

“Dr. Naggea’s work makes clear that climate adaptation, biodiversity, and equity are inseparable from credible net-zero policy. The future of climate leadership will be defined by what is implemented — not what is promised.”

🎬 Watch Net Zero Speaks with Dr. Josheena Naggea now on the Planet Classroom Network YouTube Channel

About Net Zero Speaks

Net Zero Speaks is an internationally recognized climate leadership series co-produced by Planet Classroom and the Protect Our Planet (POP) Movement. The series connects global youth climate activists with leading scientists, policymakers, and sustainability experts to examine climate adaptation, net-zero policy, biodiversity conservation, and climate accountability. By positioning youth as informed accountability partners, the series advances measurable pathways toward achieving global net-zero commitments.

About Protect Our Planet (POP) Movement

The Protect Our Planet (POP) Movement is a global youth climate action network advancing solutions aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals and international net-zero targets. Co-founded by the late Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri and Dr. Ash Pachauri, POP mobilizes young leaders to promote science-based climate policy and sustainable transformation worldwide.

The Planet Classroom Network, produced by CMRubinWorld, is a global media ecosystem and YouTube channel uniting creators, youth leaders, educators, policymakers, and international partners. Featuring nearly 1,000 original films from more than 400 international filmmakers and curators, Planet Classroom explores climate action, artificial intelligence, sustainability, and global innovation, amplifying youth voice and measurable solutions worldwide.

View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/climate-leadership-tested-new-planet-classroom-episode-examines-ocean-justice-climate-adaptation-and-net-zero-accountability-in-vulnerable-coastal-regions-302730910.html

SOURCE Planet Classroom Network

As climate risks accelerate across small island states, new Net Zero Speaks episode connects ocean governance, biodiversity, and gender equity to real-world climate adaptation and measurable net-zero policy

NEW YORK, April 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — As climate impacts intensify across small island developing states, a critical question is emerging: what does real net-zero leadership look like on the ground?

The Planet Classroom Network, in association with the Protect Our Planet (POP) Movement, announces the release of a new episode of Net Zero Speaks featuring Dr. Josheena Naggea , André Hoffmann Fellow at the Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions and the World Economic Forum, and a leading voice in climate adaptation, ocean governance, biodiversity conservation, and equitable coastal resilience in the Western Indian Ocean.

Hosted by climate activist Monaaleekh B.K. Gowda and produced and edited by Sahana Garrett, with art direction by Emily Brooks, the episode explores how communities in Mauritius are advancing climate adaptation, marine protection, and community-led net-zero implementation.

Climate Adaptation Must Be Grounded in Equity — Not Rhetoric

As rising sea levels, biodiversity loss, and extreme weather reshape coastal economies, Dr. Naggea argues that climate adaptation and net-zero policy must be rooted in justice, equity, and community leadership.

“We need to reduce emissions and promote resilience in coastal communities,” said Dr. Josheena Naggea.
“Sustainable development needs to be thought of from local to global levels.”

This episode reframes net zero as accountability, not aspiration — where climate policy is measured not only by targets, but by outcomes communities can experience: stronger livelihoods, protected ecosystems, and increased resilience.

From Ocean Governance to Climate Implementation

In a solutions-focused dialogue, the episode examines:

• How blue justice supports sustainable small-scale fisheries and coastal livelihoods
• Why ocean governance reform is essential to credible net-zero policy
• What climate adaptation looks like in real communities—not abstract frameworks
• How biodiversity conservation and gender equity must be integrated into climate strategies
• Why community-led climate action is critical to scaling net-zero implementation

By positioning youth as accountability partners, the episode moves climate leadership from global ambition to measurable local action.

Climate Crisis Revealed: Lessons from the Mauritius Oil Spill

The episode revisits the Mauritius oil spill, when thousands of volunteers mobilized to protect their coastline — exposing both environmental vulnerability and systemic inequality.

“During the oil spill, thousands of volunteers came together to protect our coastline,” Dr. Naggea recalls.
“Following the oil spill, we highlighted inequities that women in coastal communities were facing.”

Dr. Naggea emphasizes that climate disasters often reveal deeper structural challenges:

“Women in the informal economy often face inequities, especially after disasters.”
 “The pandemic and the oil spill showed how important community action is in times of crisis.”

Through her work with the IPBES Transformative Change Assessment and the UNDP Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme in Mauritius, Dr. Naggea demonstrates how local climate adaptation solutions can scale into national and global policy frameworks.

Youth Accountability in the Net-Zero Era

The episode reframes net zero as a question of accountability — not aspiration.

For host Monaaleekh B.K. Gowda, the conversation underscores a critical shift in climate leadership:

“Dr. Josheena Naggea represents the intersection of global climate leadership and local community action. Her work in blue justice and ocean governance shows how sustainability must include equity for small-scale fishers and coastal communities.”

He adds:

“That balance between international policy and local impact aligns directly with Net Zero Speaks’ mission.”

C. M. (Cathy) Rubin, Co-Founder and CEO of Planet Classroom, adds:

“Dr. Naggea’s work makes clear that climate adaptation, biodiversity, and equity are inseparable from credible net-zero policy. The future of climate leadership will be defined by what is implemented — not what is promised.”

🎬 Watch Net Zero Speaks with Dr. Josheena Naggea now on the Planet Classroom Network YouTube Channel

About Net Zero Speaks

Net Zero Speaks is an internationally recognized climate leadership series co-produced by Planet Classroom and the Protect Our Planet (POP) Movement. The series connects global youth climate activists with leading scientists, policymakers, and sustainability experts to examine climate adaptation, net-zero policy, biodiversity conservation, and climate accountability. By positioning youth as informed accountability partners, the series advances measurable pathways toward achieving global net-zero commitments.

About Protect Our Planet (POP) Movement

The Protect Our Planet (POP) Movement is a global youth climate action network advancing solutions aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals and international net-zero targets. Co-founded by the late Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri and Dr. Ash Pachauri, POP mobilizes young leaders to promote science-based climate policy and sustainable transformation worldwide.

The Planet Classroom Network, produced by CMRubinWorld, is a global media ecosystem and YouTube channel uniting creators, youth leaders, educators, policymakers, and international partners. Featuring nearly 1,000 original films from more than 400 international filmmakers and curators, Planet Classroom explores climate action, artificial intelligence, sustainability, and global innovation, amplifying youth voice and measurable solutions worldwide.

View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/climate-leadership-tested-new-planet-classroom-episode-examines-ocean-justice-climate-adaptation-and-net-zero-accountability-in-vulnerable-coastal-regions-302730910.html

SOURCE Planet Classroom Network

PARIS, April 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Reju™, the progressive textile-to-textile regeneration company, has been awarded €135 million in funding under the Netherlands’ Nationale Investeringsregeling Klimaatprojecten Industrie (NIKI) program. The funding will support Reju’s planned industrial-scale Regeneration Hub at Chemelot Industrial Park in Sittard-Geleen, covering both the investment phase and ongoing operations, and represents a critical milestone on the path toward final investment decision.

“We are grateful to the Government of the Netherlands and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate for supporting the scale-up of commercial technologies that can deliver measurable emissions reductions and accelerate the transition to a truly circular textile industry,” said Patrik Frisk, CEO of Reju. “This award is a strong vote of confidence in our technology and our team. At Chemelot, we will deliver circular raw materials at scale, reduce emissions across textile value chains, and establish a replicable blueprint for circular textiles in Europe.”

NIKI is the Dutch government’s flagship program to accelerate large-scale industrial decarbonization and circularity, supporting both national and European Union circular economy objectives. Reju’s project is closely aligned with these goals, expanding a textile-to-textile process that converts difficult-to-recycle, polyester-containing textiles into high-quality circular intermediates for new polyester production. By diverting residual textile fractions from landfill and incineration, Reju, aims to materially reduce the environmental impact of textile waste.

The future Regeneration Hub will process post-consumer textiles that would otherwise enter the waste stream. This regenerated output will be transformed into Reju Polyester, delivering approximately 50% lower carbon emissions compared with virgin polyester. The material will then be reintroduced into downstream supply chains, where it will be converted into yarns and fabrics ready for end-use consumer applications.

The project is expected to emphasize industrial integration, energy and resource efficiency, and fully traceable circular supply chains, maximizing the displacement of virgin, fossil-based inputs.

Chemelot Industrial Park was selected for its established industrial ecosystem, shared utilities and logistics infrastructure, and proximity to innovation and research capabilities. These attributes are expected to support efficient ramp-up, operational reliability, and the replication of the model across future sites.

About Reju

Reju is a materials regeneration company focused on creating innovative solutions for regenerating polyester textiles and post-consumer PET waste. Owned by Technip Energies and utilizing technology originating with IBM Research, Reju is driven by its purpose to unlock infinite possibilities within finite resources. The company aims to establish a textile circular system to regenerate and recirculate polyester textiles. Learn more at www.reju.com.

About Technip Energies

Technip Energies is a global technology and engineering powerhouse. With leadership positions in LNG, hydrogen, ethylene, sustainable chemistry, and CO2 management, we are contributing to the development of critical markets such as energy, energy derivatives, decarbonization, and circularity. Our complementary business segments, Technology, Products and Services (TPS) and Project Delivery, turn innovation into scalable and industrial reality.

Through collaboration and excellence in execution, our 18,000+ employees across 35 countries are fully committed to bridging prosperity with sustainability for a world designed to last.

Technip Energies generated revenues of €7.2 billion in 2025 and is listed on Euronext Paris. The Company also has American Depositary Receipts trading over the counter. For further information: www.ten.com

Media Contact

Chris Goddard, CGPR, chris@cgprpublicrelations.com
Tali Serantes-James, Reju, tali.serantes@reju.com

View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/reju-secures-135-million-in-dutch-niki-funding-for-industrial-scale-textile-to-textile-regeneration-hub-at-chemelot-industrial-park-the-netherlands-302730558.html

SOURCE Reju

Name Change and New Visual Identity Position the Organization for Continued Growth and an Elevated Patient-Centered Experience.

PLANTATION, Fla., April 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — BioMatrix Infusion Pharmacy today announced its rebrand to LUX Infusion, effective April 1. Along with their new name, the organization is unveiling an updated visual identity, mission, and vision, marking a significant milestone in its evolution.

Uniting Under One Vision

The transition to LUX Infusion is not a departure from the BioMatrix brand* legacy, but a natural evolution of its growth. The name LUX Infusion reflects the company’s transformation into a fully integrated infusion services platform. It provides in-home infusion and ambulatory infusion center services to patients, while continuing to partner with providers and other business partners nationwide.

“This rebrand marks an important milestone in our journey,” said Ted Kramm, Chief Executive Officer. “As LUX Infusion, we are uniting our teams under one clear and shared identity and strengthening our culture. This rebrand will continue to sharpen our focus on what matters most: delivering exceptional infusion care with compassion, consistency, and excellence at every touchpoint.”

A defining element of LUX Infusion’s vision is its flexible care model, which allows the company to meet patients where they are, providing high-quality infusions in their home or at one of its infusion center locations. From Alaska to Massachusetts, its infusion services platform enables personalized treatment experiences while maintaining close coordination with referring providers and health system partners.

A New Name. The Same Trusted Care.

While the name is changing, the commitment to care remains the same. Patients, providers, and healthcare partners can expect the same trusted teams, clinical expertise, responsiveness, and personal attention that have always defined the organization.

With a unified brand and strategic direction, LUX Infusion is well-positioned to expand its national footprint through new locations and targeted acquisitions. The organization will continue to invest in its people, technology, and clinical capabilities to ensure patients receive high quality, coordinated infusion care wherever they receive treatment.

LUX Infusion is a portfolio company of Frazier Healthcare Partners. To learn more, please visit www.luxinfusion.com and follow the company on Facebook, LinkedIn, and X.

*Brands include: BioMatrix Specialty Pharmacy, BioMatrix Specialty Infusion, Mylyfe, LLC, Upstate HomeCare, Infucare Ltd., IV Care, LLC, First Choice Wellness Centers LLC, Total Infusion Care, LLC.

About LUX Infusion

LUX Infusion is elevating infusions into an experience. As a U.S. based, clinician-led infusion services company, it provides both home infusion and ambulatory infusion center services, bringing clarity, compassion, and expertise to every patient relationship. With faster therapy starts, dedicated patient support, and continuous data sharing with providers, LUX Infusion ensures patients feel supported, and providers and partners can trust in better adherence and outcomes.

Media Contact:

Tara Marchese
Senior Director of Marketing, LUX Infusion
Tel: 954-908-7636
Email: tara.marchese@luxinfusion.com 

View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/biomatrix-infusion-pharmacy-rebrands-as-lux-infusion-signaling-a-unified-vision-for-the-future-of-infusion-care-302730309.html

SOURCE LUX Infusion / BioMatrix Infusion Pharmacy

Name Change and New Visual Identity Position the Organization for Continued Growth and an Elevated Patient-Centered Experience.

PLANTATION, Fla., April 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — BioMatrix Infusion Pharmacy today announced its rebrand to LUX Infusion, effective April 1. Along with their new name, the organization is unveiling an updated visual identity, mission, and vision, marking a significant milestone in its evolution.

Uniting Under One Vision

The transition to LUX Infusion is not a departure from the BioMatrix brand* legacy, but a natural evolution of its growth. The name LUX Infusion reflects the company’s transformation into a fully integrated infusion services platform. It provides in-home infusion and ambulatory infusion center services to patients, while continuing to partner with providers and other business partners nationwide.

“This rebrand marks an important milestone in our journey,” said Ted Kramm, Chief Executive Officer. “As LUX Infusion, we are uniting our teams under one clear and shared identity and strengthening our culture. This rebrand will continue to sharpen our focus on what matters most: delivering exceptional infusion care with compassion, consistency, and excellence at every touchpoint.”

A defining element of LUX Infusion’s vision is its flexible care model, which allows the company to meet patients where they are, providing high-quality infusions in their home or at one of its infusion center locations. From Alaska to Massachusetts, its infusion services platform enables personalized treatment experiences while maintaining close coordination with referring providers and health system partners.

A New Name. The Same Trusted Care.

While the name is changing, the commitment to care remains the same. Patients, providers, and healthcare partners can expect the same trusted teams, clinical expertise, responsiveness, and personal attention that have always defined the organization.

With a unified brand and strategic direction, LUX Infusion is well-positioned to expand its national footprint through new locations and targeted acquisitions. The organization will continue to invest in its people, technology, and clinical capabilities to ensure patients receive high quality, coordinated infusion care wherever they receive treatment.

LUX Infusion is a portfolio company of Frazier Healthcare Partners. To learn more, please visit www.luxinfusion.com and follow the company on Facebook, LinkedIn, and X.

*Brands include: BioMatrix Specialty Pharmacy, BioMatrix Specialty Infusion, Mylyfe, LLC, Upstate HomeCare, Infucare Ltd., IV Care, LLC, First Choice Wellness Centers LLC, Total Infusion Care, LLC.

About LUX Infusion

LUX Infusion is elevating infusions into an experience. As a U.S. based, clinician-led infusion services company, it provides both home infusion and ambulatory infusion center services, bringing clarity, compassion, and expertise to every patient relationship. With faster therapy starts, dedicated patient support, and continuous data sharing with providers, LUX Infusion ensures patients feel supported, and providers and partners can trust in better adherence and outcomes.

Media Contact:

Tara Marchese
Senior Director of Marketing, LUX Infusion
Tel: 954-908-7636
Email: tara.marchese@luxinfusion.com 

View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/biomatrix-infusion-pharmacy-rebrands-as-lux-infusion-signaling-a-unified-vision-for-the-future-of-infusion-care-302730309.html

SOURCE LUX Infusion / BioMatrix Infusion Pharmacy

STANFORD, Calif., March 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — A district court in Oakland, CA, has ruled to uphold the expressed wishes of Li Rui, a former secretary to Mao Zedong, to have his personal archives made publicly available for preservation and study at the Hoover Institution Library & Archives at Stanford University. The Hoover Institution and Stanford University undertook more than five years of legal proceedings and invested significant resources to defend in a U.S. court of law Li’s right to have his collection made available for study by scholars, historians and the public. Witnesses for both sides testified that, if returned to China, the collection and all of its history would at minimum be censored and would most likely be banned.

Director of the Hoover Institution and 66^th Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said, “This decision ensures one of the most valuable firsthand accounts on the history of modern China will be freely available for study.”

Li entrusted Hoover’s Library & Archives with his life’s work, which included a vision for a more democratic China. As a senior member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Li was a witness to history from inside China’s government, an extremely rare vantage point from which few records currently exist that are available to all for study. His archive includes his diaries, which he kept for eight decades from 1938 to 2019, as well as correspondence, meeting minutes, work notes, poetry, and photographs. Li’s diaries include a first-hand account from his balcony on June 4, 1989, from where he witnessed and recorded his observations of the Tiananmen Square massacre. He also writes of Mao’s role in the Great Leap Forward, during which famine killed more than 35 million people.

“Li Rui’s collection is one of the most important insider accounts of the history of modern China freely available to researchers,” said Eric Wakin, deputy director of the Hoover Institution and Everett and Jane Hauck Director of Library & Archives. “By continuing to provide access to the collection, we honor Li’s wishes, as well as our mission to preserve and provide access to the most important material on war, revolution, and peace in modern times.”

Li became Mao’s personal secretary in 1958 before a falling out led to his imprisonment for eight years. Released in 1979, he rejoined the Party and became executive deputy director of the Organization Department of the CCP Central Committee, responsible for selecting senior CCP officials.

“Li Rui was very clear in his diaries and conversations that he intended for his historic documents to be preserved and maintained by Hoover’s Library and Archives” said Mark Litvack the Pillsbury partner who led Stanford’s trial team in the matter. “We are very pleased with the Court’s decision, that Mr. Li’s wishes will be honored and that these important materials will remain with Hoover and Stanford and accessible to all who are interested.”

Stanford filed a Quiet Title Action in the federal court to establish its rightful ownership of the Li Rui materials. And it then joined with Li Rui’s daughter, Li Nanyang, to defend itself and Ms. Li against a slew of claims brought against them to prohibit Hoover’s possession and use of these materials. 

The court concluded, “For the reasons set forth above, the Court declines to enforce the Zhang Judgment [Ms. Zhang’s judgment from the Court in Beijing] and finds in favor of Stanford on its quiet title claims. Because Li Nanyang’s possession and donation of the Li Materials was lawful and in accordance with Li Rui’s wishes, the Court finds against Zhang Yuzhen on her claims for conversion, aiding and abetting conversion, and civil conspiracy. In all other respects, the Court finds in favor of Plaintiff and against Counterclaimant. Stanford shall submit a proposed form of judgment, approved by all parties as to form, within 14 days of this order.”

With one of the most extensive collections on modern Chinese history in the United States, the Hoover Institution Library & Archives is committed to collecting, preserving, describing, and making available the most important historical material of the 20th and 21st centuries. Since 1919, the Hoover Library & Archives has become an international center for documentation and research. It serves as a learning organization and a repository of knowledge holding more than one million volumes and over 6,000 archival collections pertaining to war, revolution, and peace.

Contact:
Jeff Marschner
202-760-3200

View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/court-rules-li-rui-collection-to-remain-at-the-hoover-institution-stanford-university-302730730.html

SOURCE Hoover Institution at Stanford University

STANFORD, Calif., March 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — A district court in Oakland, CA, has ruled to uphold the expressed wishes of Li Rui, a former secretary to Mao Zedong, to have his personal archives made publicly available for preservation and study at the Hoover Institution Library & Archives at Stanford University. The Hoover Institution and Stanford University undertook more than five years of legal proceedings and invested significant resources to defend in a U.S. court of law Li’s right to have his collection made available for study by scholars, historians and the public. Witnesses for both sides testified that, if returned to China, the collection and all of its history would at minimum be censored and would most likely be banned.

Director of the Hoover Institution and 66^th Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said, “This decision ensures one of the most valuable firsthand accounts on the history of modern China will be freely available for study.”

Li entrusted Hoover’s Library & Archives with his life’s work, which included a vision for a more democratic China. As a senior member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Li was a witness to history from inside China’s government, an extremely rare vantage point from which few records currently exist that are available to all for study. His archive includes his diaries, which he kept for eight decades from 1938 to 2019, as well as correspondence, meeting minutes, work notes, poetry, and photographs. Li’s diaries include a first-hand account from his balcony on June 4, 1989, from where he witnessed and recorded his observations of the Tiananmen Square massacre. He also writes of Mao’s role in the Great Leap Forward, during which famine killed more than 35 million people.

“Li Rui’s collection is one of the most important insider accounts of the history of modern China freely available to researchers,” said Eric Wakin, deputy director of the Hoover Institution and Everett and Jane Hauck Director of Library & Archives. “By continuing to provide access to the collection, we honor Li’s wishes, as well as our mission to preserve and provide access to the most important material on war, revolution, and peace in modern times.”

Li became Mao’s personal secretary in 1958 before a falling out led to his imprisonment for eight years. Released in 1979, he rejoined the Party and became executive deputy director of the Organization Department of the CCP Central Committee, responsible for selecting senior CCP officials.

“Li Rui was very clear in his diaries and conversations that he intended for his historic documents to be preserved and maintained by Hoover’s Library and Archives” said Mark Litvack the Pillsbury partner who led Stanford’s trial team in the matter. “We are very pleased with the Court’s decision, that Mr. Li’s wishes will be honored and that these important materials will remain with Hoover and Stanford and accessible to all who are interested.”

Stanford filed a Quiet Title Action in the federal court to establish its rightful ownership of the Li Rui materials. And it then joined with Li Rui’s daughter, Li Nanyang, to defend itself and Ms. Li against a slew of claims brought against them to prohibit Hoover’s possession and use of these materials. 

The court concluded, “For the reasons set forth above, the Court declines to enforce the Zhang Judgment [Ms. Zhang’s judgment from the Court in Beijing] and finds in favor of Stanford on its quiet title claims. Because Li Nanyang’s possession and donation of the Li Materials was lawful and in accordance with Li Rui’s wishes, the Court finds against Zhang Yuzhen on her claims for conversion, aiding and abetting conversion, and civil conspiracy. In all other respects, the Court finds in favor of Plaintiff and against Counterclaimant. Stanford shall submit a proposed form of judgment, approved by all parties as to form, within 14 days of this order.”

With one of the most extensive collections on modern Chinese history in the United States, the Hoover Institution Library & Archives is committed to collecting, preserving, describing, and making available the most important historical material of the 20th and 21st centuries. Since 1919, the Hoover Library & Archives has become an international center for documentation and research. It serves as a learning organization and a repository of knowledge holding more than one million volumes and over 6,000 archival collections pertaining to war, revolution, and peace.

Contact:
Jeff Marschner
202-760-3200

View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/court-rules-li-rui-collection-to-remain-at-the-hoover-institution-stanford-university-302730730.html

SOURCE Hoover Institution at Stanford University

STANFORD, Calif., March 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — A district court in Oakland, CA, has ruled to uphold the expressed wishes of Li Rui, a former secretary to Mao Zedong, to have his personal archives made publicly available for preservation and study at the Hoover Institution Library & Archives at Stanford University. The Hoover Institution and Stanford University undertook more than five years of legal proceedings and invested significant resources to defend in a U.S. court of law Li’s right to have his collection made available for study by scholars, historians and the public. Witnesses for both sides testified that, if returned to China, the collection and all of its history would at minimum be censored and would most likely be banned.

Director of the Hoover Institution and 66^th Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said, “This decision ensures one of the most valuable firsthand accounts on the history of modern China will be freely available for study.”

Li entrusted Hoover’s Library & Archives with his life’s work, which included a vision for a more democratic China. As a senior member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Li was a witness to history from inside China’s government, an extremely rare vantage point from which few records currently exist that are available to all for study. His archive includes his diaries, which he kept for eight decades from 1938 to 2019, as well as correspondence, meeting minutes, work notes, poetry, and photographs. Li’s diaries include a first-hand account from his balcony on June 4, 1989, from where he witnessed and recorded his observations of the Tiananmen Square massacre. He also writes of Mao’s role in the Great Leap Forward, during which famine killed more than 35 million people.

“Li Rui’s collection is one of the most important insider accounts of the history of modern China freely available to researchers,” said Eric Wakin, deputy director of the Hoover Institution and Everett and Jane Hauck Director of Library & Archives. “By continuing to provide access to the collection, we honor Li’s wishes, as well as our mission to preserve and provide access to the most important material on war, revolution, and peace in modern times.”

Li became Mao’s personal secretary in 1958 before a falling out led to his imprisonment for eight years. Released in 1979, he rejoined the Party and became executive deputy director of the Organization Department of the CCP Central Committee, responsible for selecting senior CCP officials.

“Li Rui was very clear in his diaries and conversations that he intended for his historic documents to be preserved and maintained by Hoover’s Library and Archives” said Mark Litvack the Pillsbury partner who led Stanford’s trial team in the matter. “We are very pleased with the Court’s decision, that Mr. Li’s wishes will be honored and that these important materials will remain with Hoover and Stanford and accessible to all who are interested.”

Stanford filed a Quiet Title Action in the federal court to establish its rightful ownership of the Li Rui materials. And it then joined with Li Rui’s daughter, Li Nanyang, to defend itself and Ms. Li against a slew of claims brought against them to prohibit Hoover’s possession and use of these materials. 

The court concluded, “For the reasons set forth above, the Court declines to enforce the Zhang Judgment [Ms. Zhang’s judgment from the Court in Beijing] and finds in favor of Stanford on its quiet title claims. Because Li Nanyang’s possession and donation of the Li Materials was lawful and in accordance with Li Rui’s wishes, the Court finds against Zhang Yuzhen on her claims for conversion, aiding and abetting conversion, and civil conspiracy. In all other respects, the Court finds in favor of Plaintiff and against Counterclaimant. Stanford shall submit a proposed form of judgment, approved by all parties as to form, within 14 days of this order.”

With one of the most extensive collections on modern Chinese history in the United States, the Hoover Institution Library & Archives is committed to collecting, preserving, describing, and making available the most important historical material of the 20th and 21st centuries. Since 1919, the Hoover Library & Archives has become an international center for documentation and research. It serves as a learning organization and a repository of knowledge holding more than one million volumes and over 6,000 archival collections pertaining to war, revolution, and peace.

Contact:
Jeff Marschner
202-760-3200

View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/court-rules-li-rui-collection-to-remain-at-the-hoover-institution-stanford-university-302730730.html

SOURCE Hoover Institution at Stanford University

STANFORD, Calif., March 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — A district court in Oakland, CA, has ruled to uphold the expressed wishes of Li Rui, a former secretary to Mao Zedong, to have his personal archives made publicly available for preservation and study at the Hoover Institution Library & Archives at Stanford University. The Hoover Institution and Stanford University undertook more than five years of legal proceedings and invested significant resources to defend in a U.S. court of law Li’s right to have his collection made available for study by scholars, historians and the public. Witnesses for both sides testified that, if returned to China, the collection and all of its history would at minimum be censored and would most likely be banned.

Director of the Hoover Institution and 66^th Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said, “This decision ensures one of the most valuable firsthand accounts on the history of modern China will be freely available for study.”

Li entrusted Hoover’s Library & Archives with his life’s work, which included a vision for a more democratic China. As a senior member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Li was a witness to history from inside China’s government, an extremely rare vantage point from which few records currently exist that are available to all for study. His archive includes his diaries, which he kept for eight decades from 1938 to 2019, as well as correspondence, meeting minutes, work notes, poetry, and photographs. Li’s diaries include a first-hand account from his balcony on June 4, 1989, from where he witnessed and recorded his observations of the Tiananmen Square massacre. He also writes of Mao’s role in the Great Leap Forward, during which famine killed more than 35 million people.

“Li Rui’s collection is one of the most important insider accounts of the history of modern China freely available to researchers,” said Eric Wakin, deputy director of the Hoover Institution and Everett and Jane Hauck Director of Library & Archives. “By continuing to provide access to the collection, we honor Li’s wishes, as well as our mission to preserve and provide access to the most important material on war, revolution, and peace in modern times.”

Li became Mao’s personal secretary in 1958 before a falling out led to his imprisonment for eight years. Released in 1979, he rejoined the Party and became executive deputy director of the Organization Department of the CCP Central Committee, responsible for selecting senior CCP officials.

“Li Rui was very clear in his diaries and conversations that he intended for his historic documents to be preserved and maintained by Hoover’s Library and Archives” said Mark Litvack the Pillsbury partner who led Stanford’s trial team in the matter. “We are very pleased with the Court’s decision, that Mr. Li’s wishes will be honored and that these important materials will remain with Hoover and Stanford and accessible to all who are interested.”

Stanford filed a Quiet Title Action in the federal court to establish its rightful ownership of the Li Rui materials. And it then joined with Li Rui’s daughter, Li Nanyang, to defend itself and Ms. Li against a slew of claims brought against them to prohibit Hoover’s possession and use of these materials. 

The court concluded, “For the reasons set forth above, the Court declines to enforce the Zhang Judgment [Ms. Zhang’s judgment from the Court in Beijing] and finds in favor of Stanford on its quiet title claims. Because Li Nanyang’s possession and donation of the Li Materials was lawful and in accordance with Li Rui’s wishes, the Court finds against Zhang Yuzhen on her claims for conversion, aiding and abetting conversion, and civil conspiracy. In all other respects, the Court finds in favor of Plaintiff and against Counterclaimant. Stanford shall submit a proposed form of judgment, approved by all parties as to form, within 14 days of this order.”

With one of the most extensive collections on modern Chinese history in the United States, the Hoover Institution Library & Archives is committed to collecting, preserving, describing, and making available the most important historical material of the 20th and 21st centuries. Since 1919, the Hoover Library & Archives has become an international center for documentation and research. It serves as a learning organization and a repository of knowledge holding more than one million volumes and over 6,000 archival collections pertaining to war, revolution, and peace.

Contact:
Jeff Marschner
202-760-3200

View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/court-rules-li-rui-collection-to-remain-at-the-hoover-institution-stanford-university-302730730.html

SOURCE Hoover Institution at Stanford University

STANFORD, Calif., March 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — A district court in Oakland, CA, has ruled to uphold the expressed wishes of Li Rui, a former secretary to Mao Zedong, to have his personal archives made publicly available for preservation and study at the Hoover Institution Library & Archives at Stanford University. The Hoover Institution and Stanford University undertook more than five years of legal proceedings and invested significant resources to defend in a U.S. court of law Li’s right to have his collection made available for study by scholars, historians and the public. Witnesses for both sides testified that, if returned to China, the collection and all of its history would at minimum be censored and would most likely be banned.

Director of the Hoover Institution and 66^th Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said, “This decision ensures one of the most valuable firsthand accounts on the history of modern China will be freely available for study.”

Li entrusted Hoover’s Library & Archives with his life’s work, which included a vision for a more democratic China. As a senior member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Li was a witness to history from inside China’s government, an extremely rare vantage point from which few records currently exist that are available to all for study. His archive includes his diaries, which he kept for eight decades from 1938 to 2019, as well as correspondence, meeting minutes, work notes, poetry, and photographs. Li’s diaries include a first-hand account from his balcony on June 4, 1989, from where he witnessed and recorded his observations of the Tiananmen Square massacre. He also writes of Mao’s role in the Great Leap Forward, during which famine killed more than 35 million people.

“Li Rui’s collection is one of the most important insider accounts of the history of modern China freely available to researchers,” said Eric Wakin, deputy director of the Hoover Institution and Everett and Jane Hauck Director of Library & Archives. “By continuing to provide access to the collection, we honor Li’s wishes, as well as our mission to preserve and provide access to the most important material on war, revolution, and peace in modern times.”

Li became Mao’s personal secretary in 1958 before a falling out led to his imprisonment for eight years. Released in 1979, he rejoined the Party and became executive deputy director of the Organization Department of the CCP Central Committee, responsible for selecting senior CCP officials.

“Li Rui was very clear in his diaries and conversations that he intended for his historic documents to be preserved and maintained by Hoover’s Library and Archives” said Mark Litvack the Pillsbury partner who led Stanford’s trial team in the matter. “We are very pleased with the Court’s decision, that Mr. Li’s wishes will be honored and that these important materials will remain with Hoover and Stanford and accessible to all who are interested.”

Stanford filed a Quiet Title Action in the federal court to establish its rightful ownership of the Li Rui materials. And it then joined with Li Rui’s daughter, Li Nanyang, to defend itself and Ms. Li against a slew of claims brought against them to prohibit Hoover’s possession and use of these materials. 

The court concluded, “For the reasons set forth above, the Court declines to enforce the Zhang Judgment [Ms. Zhang’s judgment from the Court in Beijing] and finds in favor of Stanford on its quiet title claims. Because Li Nanyang’s possession and donation of the Li Materials was lawful and in accordance with Li Rui’s wishes, the Court finds against Zhang Yuzhen on her claims for conversion, aiding and abetting conversion, and civil conspiracy. In all other respects, the Court finds in favor of Plaintiff and against Counterclaimant. Stanford shall submit a proposed form of judgment, approved by all parties as to form, within 14 days of this order.”

With one of the most extensive collections on modern Chinese history in the United States, the Hoover Institution Library & Archives is committed to collecting, preserving, describing, and making available the most important historical material of the 20th and 21st centuries. Since 1919, the Hoover Library & Archives has become an international center for documentation and research. It serves as a learning organization and a repository of knowledge holding more than one million volumes and over 6,000 archival collections pertaining to war, revolution, and peace.

Contact:
Jeff Marschner
202-760-3200

View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/court-rules-li-rui-collection-to-remain-at-the-hoover-institution-stanford-university-302730730.html

SOURCE Hoover Institution at Stanford University