Nobel Winner Refuses Chinese Bargain

The authorities have offered Liu Xiaobo freedom in exile in return for a confession.  Please read the article by Jane Macartney of The Times, via the Always Sleepy blog here:

The imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner, Liu Xiaobo, has rejected a proposal from the Chinese authorities to be freed and sent into exile in return for a signed confession of guilt.

China offered the bargain in an attempt to rid itself of the embarrassment of holding a Nobel prize-winner in jail but Mr Liu refused to sign, said a source in Beijing close to the United Front Work Department, which is responsible for relations with non-Communist members and organisations. Mr Liu’s award has sparked a diplomatic row, with China boycotting next month’s Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in protest and Russia following suit.

Read more about Liu Xiaobo and the Nobel Peace Prize via CDT.