Nobel committee says China responsible for Liu's death

The Chinese government "bears a heavy responsibility" for the premature death of jailed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, the leader of the Norwegian Nobel Committee that awards the prize said Thursday, after iconic human right defender and democracy advocate lost his battle with cancer.Berit Reiss-Andersen said in a statement that saying the committee received the news of the death of Liu, who received the Nobel Peace Prize for 2010 for championing human rights in China, with "regret and great sadness.""The Chinese Government bears a heavy responsibility for his premature death," Reis…READ FULL ARTICLE