China Warns U.S. Against Meddling Over Nobel Laureate's Death
- Liu Xiaobo, 61, was China’s most prominent political prisoner
- Nobel Committee says China bears responsibility for his case
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China warned the U.S. and others to stay out of its internal affairs after Nobel Peace Prize-winner Liu Xiaobo’s death at a guarded hospital drew criticism from around the globe.
The 61-year-old author and university lecturer -- jailed in 2009 for advocating an end to one-party rule -- died on Thursday from complications related to liver cancer in the northeastern city of Shenyang. The death prompted criticism from the U.S. and Japan, while the Norwegian Nobel Committee said China bore a “heavy responsibility” for Liu’s fate.