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BEIJING — China on Monday blocked European officials from meeting with the wife of the jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner, cut off her phone communication and canceled meetings with Norwegian officials — acting on its fury over the award.
As China retaliated, U.N. human-rights experts called on Beijing to free imprisoned democracy campaigner Liu Xiaobo.
Beijing had reacted angrily to Friday’s announcement honoring Liu, calling him a criminal and warning Norway’s government that relations would suffer, even though the Nobel committee is an independent organization.
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