BEIJING — A friend of imprisoned Chinese Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo doubts the government’s claims that the ailing dissident is too sick to leave the country, in part because of a video in which Liu is described as being in “acceptable” condition. Whether Liu is able to travel is a key question in any negotiations for his possible release from a Chinese hospital. Shang Baojun, Liu’s former lawyer, has said Chinese officials have told Liu’s family members that his health was too poor to allow him to travel. In this recent undated handout photo, Chinese dissident and Nobel Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, left, is attended to by his wife Liu Xia in a hospital in China. (Photo via AP) (Associated Press)A separate photo that’s been circulating online showed Liu holding a bowl and being spoon-fed by his wife, Liu Xia.

Source: Washington Post July 04, 2017 03:22 UTC