China Warns US About Move to Honor Dissident

China's Foreign Ministry is warning the United States that there will be "serious consequences" if a plaza in front of the Chinese Embassy in Washington is named after jailed Nobel laureate and pro-democracy dissident Liu Xiaobo. A move by the U.S. Senate to make the change "violated the basic norms of international relations," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei told reporters Tuesday. The Senate last week passed a measure to name the plaza after...

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