The European Union, China’s biggest trading partner, has called for the immediate release of Liu Xiaobo:
STRASBOURG: The European parliament called on Thursday for the immediate release of prominent jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, accusing Beijing of judicial harassment.
The parliament expressed solidarity with Liu’s peaceful actions and called for his “immediate and unconditional release” while condemning “the judicial harassment of which he was a victim.” …The MEPs also took aim at EU policy on China, accusing Europe of putting money before rights.
The parliamentary resolution said that the massive two-way trade and economic relations involved “have overshadowed the questions of democratic reforms, respect for human rights and the rule of law.”
