The political and Nobel Peace Prisoner died yesterday because of a liver cancer in a Chinese hospital in police custody, Now all efforts are turned to get their wife out of the country
Writing | Agencies
14/07/2017
A portrait of Liu Xiaobo before the representation office
of the Chinese central government in Hong Kong (Kin Cheung / AP)
The death of the eminent dissident and Nobel of Chinese peace Liu Xiaobo to the 61 years has generated a wave of criticism towards the Chinese government for the treatment of intellectual, who was imprisoned for about nine years and was only released after diagnosing a terminal liver cancer. Xiaobo and his wife repeatedly asked to follow treatment abroad, But despite international pressures Beijing He did not yield.
The White House has reported that President Donald Trump is deeply saddened by the death of the Chinese political prisoner. The press secretary, Sean Spicer, affirmed in a brief statement: “The president's condolences are directed to Liu Xiaobo's wife, Liu Xia, And to his family and friends ".
China considered that the requests to leave the country were an interference in their own matters and considered Liu as a criminal
The United States asked China's government to allow the Nobel Peace Nobel to seek medical attention in a place of their election. But China considered that such requests were an interference in their own matters and considered Liu as a criminal.
The United Nations indicated that the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, I was “deeply sad” upon learning of death. The UN spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, He said that the UN Chief sent his condolences to the family and friends of Liu. But he did not comment when asked if Guterres had an opinion about whether Liu, The most important political prisoner in China, He should have been authorized to travel abroad to receive treatment or his wife.
Several supporters of the late Chinese and Nobel dissident of the
Paz Liu Xiaob
a hong kong, (Alex Hofford / EFE)
Guterres's warm reaction contrasted with that of the UN Human Rights Representative, Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, who called Liu “China's emblematic figure for peace and democracy” and urged Chinese authorities to free his wife, Liu Xia, and allow you to travel abroad if you wish.
Germany Foreign Minister also urged the Chinese government to let Liu Xiaobo's wife and brother leave the country. Berlin had urged Beijing in recent days to let Liu leave China to receive treatment abroad, possibly in Germany. Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel urged China to investigate in a "credible and transparent way” If activist's disease could have been detected before.
”China's dream should not be a sample of military power, China's dream must incorporate Liu Xiaobo's dream, The implementation of democracy”
Taiwan president, The only democratic Chinese country, Tsport On Tsa-Wen, He urged China to accept Liu Xiaobo. ”China's dream should not be a sample of military power, China's dream must incorporate Liu Xiaobo's dream, The implementation of democracy, allowing each Chinese person to enjoy freedom and dignity and making China a country that we can all be proud of ”, Tsai said in a message on your Facebook profile.
The island president recalled several phrases from Liu, especially his desire that China became "the country of the rule of law in which human rights become a priority". "If China's dream is a dream of democracy, Taiwan will provide all the necessary aids in the process of realizing that dream, I think that's what Liu Xiaobo would like to see from heaven ", Tsai added.
