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The Chinese government's increasingly bullish stance towards international appeals for basic humanitarian compassion does not augur well for Liu Xia's fortunes. The most effective response from the West would seem to be economic sanctions, but is China's role in the global economy now too great for Western leaders to be prepared to risk jeopardizing their own economies as the potential price for actually following through and acting on their humanitarian principles? The West can certainly exert pressure if the will is strong enough. The question is "Is it?". China is not the only country here that has pressing moral questions to resolve.
Jul 15, 2017 01:18 PM
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Liu Xia should be incarcerated in solitary confinement until she joins Liu Xiaobo.
Jul 16, 2017 01:16 AM
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