China Invites Medical Experts from United States, Germany

China has invited medical experts from the United States and Germany to help treat Chinese Nobel Peace Laureate Liu Xiaobo who has terminal liver cancer.

Authorities in the North Eastern Shenyang city where Mr. Liu is being treated said the decision was made at the request of his family.

Mr. Liu was jailed for eleven years in 2009 on subversion charges for calling for greater democracy.

China’s decision comes just days before a G20 meeting in Hamburg, Germany.