I’m sure that Liu Xiaobo spoke he did not remember the Boxer Rebellion when many Chinese became angry due to the foreign influence and Christian missionaries converting an increasing number of Chinese to an alien religion that did not fit the culture.
Hundreds of thousands of Chinese took part in the Boxer Rebellion at the end of the 19th century. Their goal was to drive the foreign influence from China even if they had to kill them all. Tens of thousands died while only a few hundred foreign Christians were killed. Western troops, once again, poured into China to suppress this uprising by Chinese peasants who wanted to reclaim their culture and rid the country of foreign influences.
Liu Xiaobo's Grieving Wife
This leads me back to Liu Xiaobo’s wife, who (after her husband was sentenced to eleven years in prison) said, “The constitution says citizens have the right to free speech. But in 20 years in China, Xiaobo has never enjoyed that freedom. The words he wrote were only published outside.”
Wait a minute! If Liu Xiaobo does not live in the United States, does the Constitution of the United States have an influence on legal decisions in China?
Since Liu may have violated the rule of law in China, the Chinese courts interpret what their constitution means—not the United States or any Western nation/citizen.
To understand the Chinese Constitution, one should read it carefully. If one article mentions a freedom, another article may partially restrict it. The American Constitution is no different. There are restrictions on freedom of speech even in America—they just aren’t the same as those in China.
See Foreign Devils and Barbarians http://wp.me/pN4pY-6h
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