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Supporters of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo wear yellow ribbons to show their solidarity outside the No. 1 Intermediate People's Court where Liu's trial is taking place in Beijing, 23 Dec 2009 (Photo: AP)By David Gollust The State Department
Voice of America
The U.S. State Department said Wednesday China's prosecution of prominent dissident Liu Xiaobo on subversion charges is an action uncharacteristic of a great country. Liu went on trial in Beijing after more than a year in detention for his role in writing a pro-democracy manifesto.
In its strongest language on the Liu case to date, the State Department says the prosecution of the dissident figure is a political trial that will likely lead to a political conviction and is an action that is uncharacteristic of a great country.
The comments, from Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs P.J. Crowley, came after trial proceedings against Liu, closed to his wife and foreign diplomats, in Beijing that lasted about two hours.
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