Chinese “dissident” leader Liu Xiaobo has lost his appeal, with a prison sentence of 11 years upheld by Beijing’s High Court. US and EU diplomats who stood outside tdhe court said afterwards that they were disappointed at China’s failure to allow political dissent. The Foreign Ministry spokesperson used the English word “dissident” in a regular news briefing to repeat a frequently used government line that China has laws and there are those who abide by them, and those who don’t – criminals.
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Posted by Ellen Wallace on 11 February 2010 at 10:55 | permalink
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News story, GenevaLunch, 11 February 2010.
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Tags: China, dissidents, Liu Xiaobo, prison
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