Just in case you missed it, China is behaving like a spoiled baby over the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Liu Xiaobo. Frankly, he’s a guy that I never heard of before last week but the more I read about him the more I like him. Need help figuring this out? Me too!
| What is it? | Scandinavian award for peace established by Alfred Nobel. | Chinese award for peace established by obscure NGO to deflect attention from Nobel award. |
|---|---|---|
| Established | 1901 | Last week maybe? (Dec 2010) |
| 2010 recipient | Liu Xiaobo (Chinese literary critic, writer, professor, human rights activist, and dissident) | Lien Chan (Taiwanese politician and China apologist) |
| Reason | Trying to bring democracy to a backwards ass nation. Publishing manifesto. Human rights work. | Not being Liu Xiabo. |
| 2010 nominees | Liu Xiaobo, Morgan Tsvangirai, Svetlana Gannushkina, The Special Court for Sierra Leone, Democratic Voice of Burma, Sima Samar, Tony Blair, Bill Clinton, Denis Mukwege, Grandmothers Of The Plaza De Mayo, | Lien Chan, Jimmy Carter, Bill Gates, Panchen Lama |
| Prize | Medal, scroll and USD$1.4 million approx. | USD$15,000 approx. (100,000 yuan) |
| Accepted by | Empty chair | Empty chair (or terrified child) |
| Disposition | In jail in China | Surprised in Taiwan |
| Aspect | Nobel Peace Prize | Confucius Peace Prize |