Nobel Peace Prize winner's wife has 'disappeared,' lawyer says

[Lars77]

Source: MSNBC

JINZHOU, China — The world's newest Nobel Peace Prize winner remained unreachable in a Chinese prison Saturday, while his wife's mobile phone was cut off and the authoritarian government continued to censor reports about democracy campaigner Liu Xiaobo's honor.

Police kept reporters away from the prison where Liu is serving an 11-year sentence for subversion, and his lawyer said that Liu's wife — who had been hoping to visit him Saturday and tell him the news of the award — has "disappeared" and he is worried she may be in police custody.

Chinese authorities, who called Liu a criminal shortly after his award Friday and said his winning "desecrates the prize," sank Saturday into official silence.

Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39588135/ns/world_news-asiapacific/

[texastoast]

1. That's okay

The U.S. is quite content to do business with the asshole Chinese government and turn a blind eye to this kind of shit.

But we can't do business with Cuba? :crazy:

[madokie]

2. You got it

[TomClash]

4. Ding! Ding! Ding!

We have a winner! :thumbsup:

[stray cat]

5. You have never bought anything made in China? That is an accomplishment!

[texastoast]

9. I said the U.S.

That would include me. Yes, I've bought things from China, begrudgingly.

If you are talking about my living in a glass house, please know that I'm working hard on my integrity to buy Made in the U.S.A. whenever it is available. I do read all the labels and avoid non-U.S.A. stuff whenever there is an option.

http://www.madeinusa.org/

http://www.stillmadeinusa.com/

http://www.howtobuyamerican.com/index.php

http://www.americansworking.com/

http://www.made-in-texas.com/

http://www.agr.state.tx.us/gt/channel/render/items/0,1218,1670_19227_0_1682,00.html

[molly77]

6. Perhaps China was good enough to borrow money from

But not to repay.

[Desert Sky]

7. Reprehensible...

Conservatives have no values other than making a buck. They'd do business with Satan if it helped the quarterly balance sheet.

[Billy Burnett]

13. Umm... Cuba doesn't have slave workers in sweatshops making shiny trinkets.

Unlike the China/US "arrangement", Cuba's trade arrangements are undertaken on Cuba's terms. Therefore, Cuba is the enemy of unfettered corporate takeovers, and the USofA.



Viva Bolivarianismo!

[NewJeffCT]

3. I hope she is okay

My thoughts are with her.

[jimlup]

8. Damn! I'm sorry for them

This is sad, that the C. government would react this way. I guess they feel threatened. But I am very sorry for the human cost.

[grahamhgreen]

10. Let's pull their most favored nation status.

[RATM435]

11. America show your support !

Go shop at your local big box store and buy that cheap Chinese crap.

[pampango]

12. "Wife to meet imprisoned Nobel winner on Sunday"

http://www.kansascity.com/2010/10/09/2293309/no-word-from-chinas-imprisoned.html

The wife of the world's newest Nobel Peace Prize winner was kept from seeing her dissident husband in prison Saturday and instead is expected to see him Sunday and give him the news of his award.

Police kept reporters away from the prison where democracy campaigner Liu Xiaobo is serving an 11-year sentence for subversion, and the mobile phone of his wife, Liu Xia, was cut off. The authoritarian government continued to censor reports about Liu's award.

But one of Liu Xiaobo's brothers, Liu Xiaoxuan, said the prison meeting would be Sunday, citing information from Liu Xia's mother. He did not say why the meeting apparently had been delayed.

[Uncle Joe]

14. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Lars.