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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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October 8, 2010
China
What Liu Xiaobo’s Nobel Means for the Rest of China
All the political swirl surrounding Liu Xiaobo and his Nobel Peace Prize will soon die down, returning again no doubt when the prizes are actually awarded in December. For me, as I have written in pr…
October 1, 2010
China
Liu Xiaobo and the Nobel Peace Prize—Beijing should seize the moment
As decision day nears for the Nobel Peace Prize nominations, the Chinese government has gone on high alert. Long-time Chinese human rights activist Liu Xiaobo has once again been floated as a conte…
September 12, 2016
United States
Naming Names--and Naming Streets
The Russian Embassy in Washington is on a street called Sakharov Plaza, so named in 1984 in honor of the great Russian scientist and human rights activist who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1975. Ho…
December 7, 2012
Human Rights
Human Rights Day Arrives in China: The "Shadow of the Future"
December 10 is Human Rights Day, and the International Committee for Liu Xiaobo along with Chinese advocates of human rights have organized a petition of 134 Nobel Prize winners demanding the release…
October 4, 2017
China
The Trump Administration Doesn’t Care About Human Rights in China—Here’s Why They Should
Viola Rothschild is a research associate in Asia Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. When United States President Donald J. Trump makes his first visit to China next month, you can bet th…
