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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10234

13 October 2010
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/china
Barroso's congratulations to Liu Xiaobo barred by Beijing

Brussels, 12/10/2010 (Agence Europe) - The Chinese authorities have prevented a European delegation from meeting the wife of the Nobel Peace Prize winner, Liu Xiaobo, to give her a letter of congratulations from Commission President José Manuel Barroso directly. A senior diplomat of the EU delegation in Beijing went to Liu Xia's home accompanied by diplomats from other countries but were barred from access by guards. Liu Xia is confined to house arrest and any telephone contact with her is...

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