US and German doctors are set to visit China’s cancer-stricken Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo this weekend, sources familiar with Liu’s case told AFP, as the democracy advocate’s health has deteriorated. Three sources said at least two doctors are due to visit the 61-year-old activist in the northeastern city of Shenyang following an invitation … Read more
The United States urged China on Tuesday to give cancer-stricken Nobel peace prize laureate Liu Xiaobo and his wife freedom to move and choose his own doctors after he was granted medical parole. The US embassy in Beijing said it was “working to gather more information” about Liu’s legal and medical status after authorities confirmed … Read more
The top career diplomat at the US embassy in China has stepped down, an American official in Beijing confirmed Tuesday, amid suggestions that he opposes President Donald Trump’s climate policy. Embassy charge d’affaires David Rank was a 27-year veteran State Department officer appointed to serve in Beijing in January last year. “Mr Rank made a … Read more