The Nobel Peace Prize is scheduled to be presented to Liu Xiaobo on Friday, December 10, 2010. Liu is in prison. He will not be present. Below is a statement by him, courtesy of Pen Center. HERE is an opinion piece by Guo Ping published in China Daily criticizing the award as a cold war style attempt to undermine China and "Westernize" the country. If you cannot see the whole text, click on the banner Liu Xiaobo discusses... on the video to go directly to the YouTube site.
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