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                 U.S. Calls on China to Release Nobel Laureate

   The United States is calling on China to release jailed Nobel Peace
   Laureate Liu Xiaobo, five years after the scholar and human rights
   activist was placed in detention.
   Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday said Washington remains deeply
   concerned about Liu and his wife, Liu Xia, who has been confined to her
   home. He said China should guarantee to the couple and their family
   members all internationally recognized human rights protections and
   freedoms.
   Kerry said as the United States builds a constructive relationship with
   China, U.S. leaders will continue to raise with China concerns related
   to respect for rule of law, human rights, religious freedom, and
   democratic principles.
   Liu Xiaobo was detained December 8, 2008 for writing an appeal for
   democracy. He was convicted of subversion in 2009 and sentenced to 11
   years in prison. He was awarded the Nobel Prize a year later, but was
   not allowed to travel to Norway to collect the prize.
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