China attacks 'disrespectful' Nobel Peace Prize

[popehippo]

China has attacked other countries for supporting the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to prominent dissident Liu Xiaobo.

In the first comprehensive and public response to the awarding of the prize, the government warned other nations to think again when considering making an issue of the Nobel Prize and not to meddle in China's internal affairs.

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[hey_its_michael]

"In China, the cause of human rights continues to progress - this is widely acknowledged by the world - and yet the Nobel Committee gave the Nobel Peace Prize to a prisoner who is serving his sentence in jail," he said.

Ummm...the fact that the recipient is in jail is really not material unless what he is in jail for is objectively wrong. Because China, or any country, labels something "criminal" does not make it so.

[oystermato]

Good god, this is just messed up. I heard on NPR that Liu Xia wasn't able to hold full phone conversations because her lines were cut and that she's been using Twitter to communicate.

[homasse]

They also smashed her cell phone. She has a new one, thanks to her brother bringing her one, but if she wants to go to the frickin' grocery store, she has to go in a cop car.

[honeymane]

Oh shut up china.

[jwaneeta]

x 2

[chaya]

"It's not only disrespectful to China's legal system; we also suspect their true motives [are that]... some people want to use this method to change China's political system or to slow down Chinese people's progress.

[kaisenji]

Favorite gif.

brb sending to china.

brb also sending quarter so they can call someone who gives a shit.

[calidreamin08]

*shakes head*
i have no words