Press Release: Statement by HR Catherine Ashton, on human rights in China

The European Union deeply regrets the Beijing High Court’s decision to uphold Liu Xiaobo’s sentence of 11 years on the charge of “inciting subversion of state power”. The EU believes that the verdict against Liu Xiaobo - for his role as author of Charter 08 and for publishing articles concerning human rights on the Internet - is entirely incompatible with his right to freedom of expression.