India, June 6 -- Millions across China were moved to tears by a deeply personal speech delivered by Liu Chuxin, winner of the fiction category at China's Lijiang Literary Award. The 34-year-old writer used his moment on stage not to celebrate his own success but to honour the memory of his first love, who stood by him through years of struggle and rejection, reported the South China Morning Post.

Liu, who now works as a researcher at the Hubei Academy of Social Sciences, met his girlfriend, Xiaopi, in 2017 while pursuing his doctoral degree in philosophy at Wuhan University. She remained a constant source of support as he chased his dream of becoming a published writer, a journey that spanned two decades of submissions and repeated rejec...