Docs say Liu can be treated abroad
Shenyang, China: Ailing Chinese Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo can be moved abroad safely for treatment and he wants to go to either Germany or the United States, but it needs to happen soon, two foreign doctors who visited him said on Sunday.
Liu, 61, was jailed for 11 years in 2009 for “inciting subversion of state power” after he helped write a petition known as “Charter 08” calling for sweeping political reforms.
He was recently moved from jail to a hospital in the city of Shenyang to be treated for late-stage liver cancer.
On Saturday, two doctors from the United States and Germany visited him to assess his condition
The doctors acknowledged the quality of care he has received and said they agreed with the diagnosis of primary liver cancer.”
The physicians have recommended Mr Liu receive palliative supportive care.