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Three Nobel Prize laureates as well as a string of scholars and human-rights activists are among those who have petitioned Chinese President Hu Jintao to release Liu Xiaobo, a leading dissident. In the letter, dated Monday, 150 people call on Hu to “honor your commitment to ensure the civil rights of citizens who peacefully express [...]

China’s Foreign Ministry hinted that it hopes this year’s Nobel Peace Prize is not awarded to Chinese human rights activists, saying that it should be awarded to the “right people”. Chinese dissidents Gao Zhisheng and Hu Jia, who were jailed during the Beijing Olympics, are seen as strong candidates for the prize, whose winners will [...]