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China Scandals: Crisis in the Communist Party

By William Pfaff —

Events suggest that the long-overdue crisis of China’s Communist Party has arrived.

Posted on Apr 17, 2012 READ MORE | 17 COMMENTS

Liu’s Peace Prize Goes to an Empty Chair

Liu Xiaobo’s empty chair spoke volumes at Friday’s Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo. The Chinese dissident is serving out an 11-year prison term in his homeland, and no family members were permitted to travel to accept his award—the first peace laureate not formally represented in 75 years.

Posted on Dec 10, 2010 READ MORE | 4 COMMENTS

The Nobel Peace Prize 2010

Olle Johansson, Cagle Cartoons, Sweden —

Posted on Oct 8, 2010 READ MORE

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Chinese Activist Sentenced to 11 Years

In one of the most improper of Christmas presents, Liu Xiaobo, a Chinese human rights activist, was sentenced to an unusually harsh 11 years in prison for charges of “subversion.” The decision was ostensibly made on Christmas Day to minimize international attention.