China dismisses Nobel demands for Liu's release
- Published: 5 Dec 2012 at 18.47
- Online news: Asia
China cast a cold eye Wednesday on demands from 134 Nobel laureates for the immediate release of dissident 2010 Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo, reiterating that he was a convicted criminal.
A poster of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo on display at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo. China has cast a cold eye on demands from 134 Nobel laureates for the immediate release of dissident 2010 Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo, reiterating that he was a convicted criminal.
Liu is serving 11 years in prison for inciting subversion and a battalion of Nobel winners from across six disciplines sent incoming Chinese president Xi Jinping an open letter urging him to free the activist.
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