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• "Liu Xiaobo - author and Nobel peace laureate - reaches the age of 61 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "Liu is a writer - was a political prisoner in China - and won the Nobel peace prize in 2010 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "it was the decision of the Chinese government - which had jailed Liu Xiaobo for 11 years - the claim was "inciting subversion"  !"

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• "over a call for peaceful - democratic reform !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "that spurred the Norwegian Nobel committee - to honour him - with its peace prize in 2010 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "and propelled him - to international renown !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "Liu Xiaobo dedicated his Nobel prize - to the martyrs of Tiananmen Square !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "the events of 1989 were the turning point in Liu’s life - but the transformation was very internal too !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "after studying literature - he began a MA in 1982 at Beijing Normal University - where he stayed on as a lecturer !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "his keen intelligence - and razor tongue soon established his reputation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "hundreds watched - his dissertation defence !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "while students from other universities packed out - his electrifying lectures !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "Liu Xiaobo ideals are justice - and human rights !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "as co-founder and director of the - independent Chinese PEN centre !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "Liu Xiaobo shows a talent for dialogue - and compromise !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "in 2008 he helps to draft - and gather support for the - "Charter 08"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "19 civil rights - of freedom !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "a bold call for - peaceful political reform !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "for more democracy - for more human rights - for more social rights !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "for more environmental protection - and for more equality !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "inspired by the - "Charter 77" - of Václav Havel !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - ( at first the Chinese police had detained him at his flat - two days before its release ! )"

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• "the Chinese government had censored discussion of Liu Xiaobo - and his Nobel win domestically !"

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• "though Liu sees civilisation as a tool - and a goal - that is useful to reform China !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "but the western civilisation was not the best example - because of the market !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "even when notionally free, Liu’s life was shadowed by questioning - house arrest - and surveillance !"

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• "asked why he continued - and why he makes ambitious calls for fundamental reforms !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "he says his role is - to push for changes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "that benefit - everyone !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "it was in a labour camp, in 1996 - that he married the poet Liu Xia !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "Liu Xiaobo insists that love - dissipates hate !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "and that progress - will be made !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "they were planning for their life - after his release !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "but Liu was transferred from prison - to hospital - still under heavy guard !"

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• "friends were bitter at the authorities’ refusal - to let the couple go abroad !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "or release - them fully !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "a calm and steady mind can look at a steel gate - and see a road to freedom !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "Liu Xiaobo once wrote - of his life !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "at least eight current and former members - of the Politburo Standing Committee !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "are involved in the - Panama Papers scandal !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "29 percent of the offshore companies involved in the Mossack Fonseca scandal - came from Hong Kong and China !"

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• "Mossack Fonseca was collecting fees - for more than 16,300 offshore companies - there !"

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• "the leaked records showed the wish - to keep finances discrete !"

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• "wanted to hide assets - evade tax - or an onshore business without anyone knowing the owner !"

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• "business people attempted to curry favor - with top leaders - by helping their close family relatives !"

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• "the media and Internet censorship operation in this area - reflected Beijing’s fears !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "that disclosures about them can spark public anger - or fuel opposition to Xi Jinping !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "it is about these methods - which are mercantilistic !"

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• "Xi Jinping has pledged a crackdown - on corruption !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "there is a fear - and a sensitivity among party leaders - that there is !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "public anger - about political and economic members - out of touch with the average citizen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "Chinese authorities began a round-up - of Chinese human rights lawyers - and their associates !"

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• "at least 238 people have been detained - or questioned !"

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• "and at least six people - remained missing !"

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• "it began with the detention of Wang Yu - an attorney !"

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• "known for defending politically sensitive clients - including five Chinese feminists !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "activists, diplomats, and academics all ask - why the party - did this ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "rights lawyers are one of the groups - in civil society - that can put pressure on Beijing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "many experts see the party’s decision - against a perceived foe - as a sign of its weakness !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "in an open letter circulating on Chinese social media - a group of more than 100 prominent individuals !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "including academics - journalists - lawyers - economists - and former party officials !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "call on China’s government - to ratify !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - or ICCPR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "the treaty - one of three main components of the UN’s International Bill of Rights !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "commits parties - to a series !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "of core individual civil - and political rights !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "including freedom of speech - freedom of assembly - and due process !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "the New York Times reported that several - of Wen Jiabao's close relatives !"

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• "had become extremely wealthy - since his ascent to his job !"

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• "in many cases their holdings were obscured - by layers of partnerships and investment vehicles !"

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• "involving friends - colleagues - or business partners !"

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• "many people had been aware of rumours - about Wen's relatives !"

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• "but the full detail of the report - and the scale of their assets - was striking !"

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• "a former government colleague - of Wen Jiabao said !"

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• "there was no family - that did not have these problems !"

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• "human rights - their recognition and protection - are a great problem - for the current Chinese government !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "NGOs such as Amnesty International - and Human Rights Watch !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "criticize the Chinese government for - violating the freedoms of speech !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "lack of rights of labourers - and lack of independent labour unions !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "there has to be a legal recognition - of human rights !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "there has to be independent judiciary - rule of law - and due process !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"