Did Liu Xiaobo Die for Nothing?
The relatively sudden death of Liu Xiaobo, the imprisoned Chinese dissident and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, amounted to a great loss for the cause of democracy in China. It also showed just how desperate the Chinese Communist Party leadership is to defend its political monopoly.
HONG KONG – The relatively sudden death of Liu Xiaobo, the imprisoned Chinese dissident and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, amounted to a great loss. It also sent a strong message: the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership is committed to defending its political monopoly by any means and at any cost.