Liu Xiaobo

Liu Xiaobo was the nobel peace prize winner of 2010. He was awarded the prestigious award for promoting democracy within China. He has studied at Oxford, made podcasts and wrote books promoting democracy. The Chinese government viewed this as a threat to the stability of China. Xiaobo was thrown in jail for his actions for speaking against democracy. He has been sentenced to over 10 years in jail. After the news of his victory of the nobel peace prize arose, only 10% of China was aware of his victory. Xiaobo's name was censored from google searches. Text messages with his name were stopped from entering the country. The news spread slowly through oral communication. The Chinese people who were aware of the victory were proud of their fellow country mans victory and irate with government. Change appears to be on the way in China. A voice is wanted.