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?????????????????????????????????????????????????Friday, December 10, 2010
China anger at 'farce' of Liu Xiaobo Nobel Peace Prize
China anger at 'farce' of Liu Xiaobo Nobel Peace Prize- BBC NEWS
There were standing ovations at the ceremony in Norway for Mr Liu, who was represented only by an empty chair. Continue reading the main story
BY SARAH LYALL
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China has said the awarding of this year's Nobel Peace Prize to jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo is a "political farce".
China's foreign ministry said the move by the prize committee in Oslo "does not represent the wish of the majority of the people in the world". There were standing ovations at the ceremony in Norway for Mr Liu, who was represented only by an empty chair. Continue reading the main story
At Peace Prize Ceremony, Winner’s Chair Stays Empt- The New York Times
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Published: December 10, 2010
OSLO — Imprisoned and incommunicado in China, the Chinese writer and dissident Liu Xiaobo was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, his absence marked at the prize ceremony here by an empty chair.
Winner’s Chair Remains Empty at Nobel Event full story
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