China and 18 other countries have said they will not attend Friday’s Nobel Peace Prize ceremony


Russia, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Iraq and Iran are among those that will be absent, while 44 countries will attend.

A Chinese official said a “vast majority” of countries would stay away.

China would not change because of “interference by a few clowns”, said Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu.

The committee describes Mr Liu as “the foremost symbol” of the human rights struggle in China.

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