Liu Xiaobo Overseas Treatment

China faced sustained international pressure on Thursday to let cancer stricken Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo seek treatment abroad, as official hospital updates suggest the democracy champion is close to death.

US and German medical experts who examined Chinese Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo said today it was safe to transport him abroad for cancer treatment, contradicting the assertions of Chinese doctors.

China faced sustained international pressure on Thursday to let cancer stricken Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo seek treatment abroad, as official hospital updates suggest the democracy champion is close to death.

US and German medical experts who examined Chinese Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo said today it was safe to transport him abroad for cancer treatment, contradicting the assertions of Chinese doctors.