China Nobel Winner's Widow Free After German Diplomatic Push
- Wife of Liu Xiaobo allowed to travel to Europe, brother says
- Move comes as China seeks German support in U.S. trade fight
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The widow of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo was allowed to leave China and travel to Europe, ending her long house arrest after a high-profile German-led diplomatic push.
Liu Xia, who was placed under house arrest after her husband’s subversion conviction in 2009, had left Beijing “to start a new life,” her brother, Liu Hui, said on the WeChat messaging platform Tuesday. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs later confirmed the Beijing-based poet’s departure, saying she went to Germany to seek medical treatment.