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            Xi Visits Britain as Questions About Human Rights Linger

   by VOA News

   Chinese President Xi Jinping is in Britain for a four-day visit that
   the British government is touting as an opportunity for the two
   countries to boost trade and investment, while human rights advocates
   urge questions about China's human rights record.

   Xi is scheduled to address Britain's parliament on Tuesday before a
   state banquet at Buckingham Palace.  His trip also includes talks
   Wednesday with Prime Minister David Cameron, dinner at Cameron's
   country retreat and visits to businesses.

   The prime minister's office said this week some $46 billion worth of
   deals will be completed, and that Britain and China will also discuss
   cooperation related to the threat of terrorism and extremism.

   Human rights advocates are planning protests throughout Xi's visit and
   calling for Cameron to address China's human rights record with the
   Chinese leader.  A spokeswoman for Cameron said Monday that "nothing is
   off the table."

   The group Freedom Now, which represents detained Chinese Nobel laureate
   Liu Xiaobo and his wife Liu Xia, released a letter Tuesday written by
   12 fellow Nobel Peace Prize winners urging Cameron to call on China to
   set the pair free.  The laureates, including Desmond Tutu and the Dalai
   Lama, also ask that Cameron push for Liu Xia to be allowed to travel
   abroad for medical treatment.
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