The second reason why Liu deserves the Nobel Peace Prize resonates with Alfred Nobel’s original intent for the award. In working to promote human rights, political reform, and democratization in China, Liu has made a significant contribution to the values of peace and fraternity among nations that Nobel had in mind when he created the award more than a century ago.
如果诺贝尔委员会承认了刘晓波在推广这些理念上的勇气和牺牲，这不仅可以引起国际社会对刘晓波 11 年刑期的关注，同时也会在中国国内扩大普世价值和人权思想的影响力，这也是刘晓波一直奋斗的方向。