Sending a Message Straight to the People of China

[TATA]

Sending a Message Straight to the People of China

Liu Xiaobo was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize Friday in Norway.

Beijing today called the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to a Chinese dissident “blasphemy.” “Liu Xiaobo is a convicted criminal sentenced to jail by Chinese justice authorities for violation of Chinese law,” said Ma Zhaoxu, a Foreign Ministry spokesman. “His acts are in complete contradiction to the purpose of the Nobel Peace Prize.”

Mr. Liu is serving an 11-year sentence, handed down on Christmas Day 2008, for subverting state power. He was detained for, among other things, his sponsorship of Charter 08, a manifesto calling for a “free, democratic and constitutional nation.”

Chinese media was silent about the award to the country’s most prominent dissident. People’s Daily, the Communist Party’s flagship publication, led with a story about the stock market. There was nothing about the prize on government websites or on CCTV, the state broadcaster. Beijing blocked transmission of the BBC and other foreign broadcast media when the prize was announced. Chinese cell phone carriers deleted text messages carrying news of the award.

The central government’s efforts were futile, however. Chinese chatrooms were abuzz with the news and filled with congratulations for the imprisoned Liu. High school children and college students from China were sending out messages on Liu to the Nobel website. QQ, the popular Chinese instant messaging system, carried news of Beijing’s reaction to the prize. Because of the award, tens of millions of Chinese will, for the first time, learn Liu Xiaobo’s name—and what he is trying to accomplish.

China’s autocrats have a lot to be worried about. Nobel prizes have encouraged dissidents and shaken hardline governments. The 1984 award of the Peace Prize to Desmond Tutu, for instance, encouraged foreign countries to begin pulling out investments from South Africa. Nelson Mandela won the award in 1993, the year before his election as president.

Today’s announcement from Oslo signals to the Chinese people that the rest of the world stands behind their aspirations for a freer society. “Liu’s committed advocacy on behalf of democracy in China is, above all, intended for the benefit of the Chinese people,” Tutu and others stated in an open letter in January. The changes in Chinese society at this moment are momentous, even though we may not always see the transformation that is occurring. Mr. Liu’s award is bound to hasten the liberalization in China that must occur—for the benefit of everyone.

Gordon G. Chang is the author of The Coming Collapse of China.

Sending a Message Straight to the People of China - FoxNews.com

20 detained in Beijing for celebrating Nobel to Liu


Beijing, Oct 8 (DPA) Police in the Chinese capital detained at least 20 human rights activists who were celebrating Friday's award of the Nobel Peace Prize to the jailed dissident writer Liu Xiaobo, one of the activists said.

'First we went to karaoke because we feel happy and we also took photos (of each other),' activist Wang Lihong told DPA by telephone.

When the group of about 20 activists moved to a restaurant near the east gate of Beijing's Ditan Park, more than 50 police in a dozen vehicles swooped down and demanded that the activists 'cooperate with their investigation', Wang said.

'The police officers' actions and words were very rude,' she said, adding that the activists were taken to the nearby Hepingli police station.

Wang said she was speaking from Beijing's Jingshan police station after she and several other activists were transferred there.

Other activists who reportedly joined the group included lawyer Zhao Zhangqing and Liu Jingsheng, a dissident who took part in China's 1989 democracy movement and later served eight years in prison.

Several other dissidents and rights activists said they planned to celebrate Liu's award at local restaurants.

A group of up to 100 supporters gathered outside Liu's Beijing apartment compound, which his wife, Liu Xia, was prevented from leaving.

Dozens of journalists also waited outside the compound, monitored by about 30 uniformed police and dozens of plain-clothes officers.

Dalai Lama asks China to release Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo

Norway says China calls in envoy to protest Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Chinese dissident

By The Associated Press (CP) – 13 minutes ago

BEIJING, China — Norway says China has summoned its ambassador in Beijing to protest the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to a Chinese dissident.

Norwegian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Ragnhild Imserslund said Friday that Norwegian Ambassador to China Svein Saether was called in to China's Foreign Ministry. And in Oslo, the Chinese ambassador to Norway met with Erik Lahnstein, a state secretary at Norway's Foreign Ministry.

She said both meetings occurred at China's request to express its discontent with the peace prize decision.

She said the Norwegian officials explained that the peace prize committee is independent of the government and that Norway wants to maintain good relations with China.

The Canadian Press: Norway says China calls in envoy to protest Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Chinese dissident

China Outraged Over Nobel Peace Prize Selection

Pro-democracy protesters raise pictures of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo with Chinese words reading: ‘Release Liu Xiaobo’ during a demonstration outside the China's Liaison Office in Hong Kong, 08 Oct. 2010

http://www.voanews.com/english/news/China-Outraged-Over-Nobel-Peace-Prize-Selection--104564479.html

 

[challenger]

How many threads will you indians open on this stupid topic?

 

[siegecrossbow]

Already discussed on a similar thread in China defence.

 

[sasuke]

How many did they open? This is the only one that I found in this section. Not everyone visits the Chinese section.

 

[Swahc]

so many jealous indian because chinese won a noble price.

 

[Brotherhood]

Yeah, so true, Chinese media was silent?? is this from western media or Indian's?

Awarding Liu Xiaobo Nobel peace prize may harm China-Norway relations, says FM spokesman - People's Daily OnlineOctober 08, 2010

Awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to China's Liu Xiaobo desecrated the prize and could harm China-Norway ties, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu on Friday.

Ma made the remarks in a press release after he was asked to comment on the award, which was announced earlier in Oslo, Norway.

Liu was sentenced to 11 years in jail on Dec. 25, 2009 after a local court in Beijing convicted him of agitation aimed at subverting the government.

The Nobel Peace Prize should be awarded to people who contribute to national harmony, country-to-country friendship, advancing disarmament, and convening and propagandizing peace conferences, Ma said.

He claimed this was the wish of Alfred Nobel, founder of the Nobel Prizes.

Ma said Liu was a criminal sentenced by the Chinese judicial authorities for violating Chinese law.

"What he has done is contrary to the purpose of the Nobel Peace Prize," he said.

The Nobel committee's decision to award such a person the peace prize ran contrary to and desecrated the prize, he said.

China and Norway had enjoyed sound development of bilateral ties in recent years. Ma said this was conducive to the fundamental interests of the two nations and their peoples.

Awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to Liu might harm China-Norway ties, Ma said.

Source: Xinhua

 

[challenger]

CHAPTER II. THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF CITIZENS

Article 33. All persons holding the nationality of the People's Republic of China are citizens of the People's Republic of China. All citizens of the People's Republic of China are equal before the law. Every citizen enjoys the rights and at the same time must perform the duties prescribed by the Constitution and the law.

Article 34. All citizens of the People's Republic of China who have reached the age of 18 have the right to vote and stand for election, regardless of nationality, race, ***, occupation, family background, religious belief, education, property status, or length of residence, except persons deprived of political rights according to law.

Article 35. Citizens of the People's Republic of China enjoy freedom of speech, of the press, of assembly, of association, of procession and of demonstration.

Article 36. Citizens of the People's Republic of China enjoy freedom of religious belief. No state organ, public organization or individual may compel citizens to believe in, or not to believe in, any religion; nor may they discriminate against citizens who believe in, or do not believe in, any religion. The state protects normal religious activities. No one may make use of religion to engage in activities that disrupt public order, impair the health of citizens or interfere with the educational system of the state. Religious bodies and religious affairs are not subject to any foreign domination.

Article 37. The freedom of person of citizens of the People's Republic of China is inviolable. No citizen may be arrested except with the approval or by decision of a people's procuratorate or by decision of a people's court, and arrests must be made by a public security organ. Unlawful deprivation or restriction of citizens' freedom of person by detention or other means is prohibited; and unlawful search of the person of citizens is prohibited. Article 38. The personal dignity of citizens of the People's Republic of China is inviolable. Insult, libel, false charge or frame-up directed against citizens by any means is prohibited.

Article 39. The home of citizens of the People's Republic of China is inviolable. Unlawful search of, or intrusion into, a citizen's home is prohibited.

Article 40. The freedom and privacy of correspondence of citizens of the People's Republic of China are protected by law. No organization or individual may, on any ground, infringe upon the freedom and privacy of citizens' correspondence except in cases where, to meet the needs of state security or of investigation into criminal offences, public security or procuratorial organs are permitted to censor correspondence in accordance with procedures prescribed by law.

Article 41. Citizens of the People's Republic of China have the right to criticize and make suggestions to any state organ or functionary. Citizens have the right to make to relevant state organs complaints and charges against, or exposures of, violation of the law or dereliction of duty by any state organ or functionary; but fabrication or distortion of facts with the intention of libel or frame-up is prohibited. In case of complaints, charges or exposures made by citizens, the state organ concerned must deal with them in a responsible manner after ascertaining the facts. No one may suppress such complaints, charges and exposures, or retaliate against the citizens making them. Citizens who have suffered losses through infringement of their civil rights by any state organ or functionary have the right to compensation in accordance with the law.

Article 42. Citizens of the People's Republic of China have the right as well as the duty to work. Using various channels, the state creates conditions for employment, strengthens labour protection, improves working conditions and, on the basis of expanded production, increases remuneration for work and social benefits. Work is the glorious duty of every able-bodied citizen. All working people in state enterprises and in urban and rural economic collectives should perform their tasks with an attitude consonant with their status as masters of the country. The state promotes socialist labour emulation, and commends and rewards model and advanced workers. The state encourages citizens to take part in voluntary labour. The state provides necessary vocational training to citizens before they are employed.

Article 43. Working people in the People's Republic of China have the right to rest. The state expands facilities for rest and recuperation of working people, and prescribes working hours and vacations for workers and staff.

Article 44. The state prescribes by law the system of retirement for workers and staff in enterprises and undertakings and for functionaries of organs of state. The livelihood of retired personnel is ensured by the state and society.

Article 45. Citizens of the People's Republic of China have the right to material assistance from the state and society when they are old, ill or disabled. The state develops the social insurance, social relief and medical and health services that are required to enable citizens to enjoy this right. The state and society ensure the livelihood of disabled members of the armed forces, provide pensions to the families of martyrs and give preferential treatment to the families of military personnel. The state and society help make arrangements for the work, livelihood and education of the blind, deaf-mute and other handicapped citizens.

Article 46. Citizens of the People's Republic of China have the duty as well as the right to receive education. The state promotes the all-round moral, intellectual and physical development of children and young people.

Article 47. Citizens of the People's Republic of China have the freedom to engage in scientific research, literary and artistic creation and other cultural pursuits. The state encourages and assists creative endeavours conducive to the interests of the people made by citizens engaged in education, science, technology, literature, art and other cultural work.

Article 48. Women in the People's Republic of China enjoy equal rights with men in all spheres of life, political, economic, cultural and social, and family life. The state protects the rights and interests of women, applies the principle of equal pay for equal work for men and women alike and trains and selects cadres from among women.

Article 49. Marriage, the family, and mother and child are protected by the state. Both husband and wife have the duty to practise family planning. Parents have the duty to rear and educate their minor children, and children who have come of age have the duty to support and assist their parents. Violation of the freedom of marriage is prohibited. Maltreatment of old people, women and children is prohibited.

Article 50. The People's Republic of China protects the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese nationals residing abroad and protects the lawful rights and interests of returned overseas Chinese and of the family members of Chinese nationals residing abroad.

Article 51. The exercise by citizens of the People's Republic of China of their freedoms and rights may not infringe upon the interests of the state, of society and of the collective, or upon the lawful freedoms and rights of other citizens.

Article 52. It is the duty of citizens of the People's Republic of China to safeguard the unity of the country and the unity of all its nationalities.

Article 53. Citizens of the People's Republic of China must abide by the constitution and the law, keep state secrets, protect public property and observe labour discipline and public order and respect social ethics.

Article 54. It is the duty of citizens of the People's Republic of China to safeguard the security, honour and interests of the motherland; they must not commit acts detrimental to the security, honour and interests of the motherland.

Article 55. It is the sacred obligation of every citizen of the People's Republic of China to defend the motherland and resist aggression. It is the honourable duty of citizens of the People's Republic of China to perform military service and join the militia in accordance with the law.

Article 56. It is the duty of citizens of the People's Republic of China to pay taxes in accordance with the law.

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[challenger]

PRC is a country that is ruled by law. PRC govt gives and protects full fundamental rights of all PRC citizens.

That guy is a colonial agent.

In a 1988 interview with Hong Kong's Liberation Monthly (now known as Open Magazine), Liu was asked what it would take for China to realize a true historical transformation. He replied in this way: "(It would take) 300 years of colonialism. In 100 years of colonialism, Hong Kong has changed to what we see today. With China being so big, of course it would take 300 years of colonialism for it to be able to transform into how Hong Kong is today. I have my doubts as to whether 300 years would be enough."

Liu Xiaobo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

He is a threat to the entire Chinese nation.

 

[challenger]

Any PRC citizen can criticize whoever he wants, whether any party or organization or individual. Article 35 and 41 give full fundamental rights that are not present even in many democratic countries.

So which rights that bloody traitor is talking about. Actually the traitor wants China to be recolonized by the whites.

 

[below_freezing]

Any PRC citizen can criticize whoever he wants, whether any party or organization or individual. Article 35 and 41 give full fundamental rights that are not present even in many democratic countries.

So which rights that bloody traitor is talking about. Actually the traitor wants China to be recolonized by the whites.

yeah, he loves feeling the white * down his *. can't get enough of that. we should ship him to japan so he can participate in g* p* with whites and blacks.

 

[SXNJ]

It's the first time I heard this people, can anybody post some brief introduction of him?

 

[challenger]

yeah, he loves feeling the white * down his *. can't get enough of that. we should ship him to japan so he can participate in g* p* with whites and blacks.

I know how to deal with such traitors, colonial agents. Had I been in the govt as an official, either I would have ordered assassination long ago using secret service agents to make the incident look like an accident or would have maligned his image in a way that he would never come to public any more. For example, I would have sent a girl to seduce him, secret service agents would have taken photos as evidences and then would make the photos public. Such actions would turn his own wife against him and devastated his mental condition as it would have been a psychological onslaught on his personality. He would have surely lost all his credibility in front of the people.

Officials related to national security need to be diplomatic and cunning to deal with such threats. But, Pentagon is lucky because I am not in the PRC govt position.

 

[mjnaushad]

First Obama now he......Lol..... On what criteria do they select people...Its more like depends on political gain instead of what people really done for this world....

 

[Patrician]

The nobel peace prize lost its credibility the day it was awarded to Obama.

It feels like nowadays, anybody can get a Nobel peace prize.

I do not understand this logic. What business is it of anybody how a people run their country.

If the Chinese are fine with their form of govt. how is it anybody else's business to lecture them?

What matters at the end of the day is that China has done exceedingly well in lifting millions of people out of poverty while these same people who are now spewing lectres are the ones who propagated poverty and misery of the highest degree in this world (read imperialism and colonialism).

If the Chinese are fine with their govt., nobody else has a right to poke his/her nose in their internal affairs.

It's soooo jading when I see people lecturing others on things like human rights, political freedom etc. It doesn't matter people whether it is Xinjiang, Tibet, Kashmir, Palestine, Baluchistan etc.

Nobody here is a saint and hence nobody here is in a position to lecture somebody else.

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

The nobel peace prize lost its credibility the day it was awarded to Obama.

I do not understand this logic. What business is it of anybody how a people run their country.

If the Chinese are fine with their form of govt. how is it anybody else's business to lecture them?

What matters at the end of the day is that China has done exceedingly well in lifting millions of people out of poverty while these same people who are now spewing lectres are the ones who propagated poverty and misery of the highest degree in this world (read imperialism and colonialism).

If the Chinese are fine with their govt., nobody else has a right to poke his/her nose in their internal affairs.

It's soooo jading when I see people lecturing others on things like human rights, political freedom etc. It doesn't matter people whether it is Xinjiang, Tibet, Kashmir, Palestine, Baluchistan etc.

Nobody here is a saint and hence nobody here is in a position to lecture somebody else.

Excellent post Patrician.