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The punitive house arrest of Liu Xiaobo's wife Liu Xia has no legal basis, either in China or internationally. It is an act of state-sanctioned hostage taking to extend the state's draconian punishment of Liu Xiaobo to Liu's family members. It runs counter to civilized practices in the world, and is evidence of the depths of depravity to which a single-party authoritarian regime can sink in lashing out against non-violent advocates of constitutionalism, rule of law, and popular election of national leaders.
Feb 17, 2016 01:28 PM
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