Denmark defies China

Pro-democracy protesters hold the picture of imprisoned Chinese dissident and Nobel Peace Laureate Liu Xiaobo with the words "Release Liu Xiaobo" as they march to China's Liaison Office in Hong Kong on Oct. 10.
Pro-democracy protesters hold the picture of imprisoned Chinese dissident and Nobel Peace Laureate Liu Xiaobo with the words "Release Liu Xiaobo" as they march to China's Liaison Office in Hong Kong on Oct. 10.
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China is reported to have written to EU embassies in Oslo, urging them not to take part in the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony for the Chinese dissident Liu Xiabo on Dec. 10, but Denmark’s ambassador says he will be attending.

“By tradition, the entire diplomatic corps is invited and I will be taking part on Dec. 10,” says ambassador Hugo Østergaard-Andersen. Although declining to say whether Denmark has received the letter he says: “I can only say that we are aware of China’s views”.

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