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President Hugo Chavez expressed solidarity with China following its angry reaction to the announcement of the Nobel peace prize for Liu Xiaobo
( pictured) whom it called a "criminal." "Our greetings and solidarity go to the government of the People's Republic of China," Chavez said, adding: "Viva China! And its sovereignty, its independence and its greatness."
Chavez's position was echoed by Cuban state-controlled media.
The website Cubadebate, where Fidel Castro posts, wrote:"Let's hope to God this is just one of those ideological strikes that this once-prestigious honor has delivered over its long history, and not a new rule."
It stated that it was also disappointed with the Nobel prizes awarded to Peruvian novelist Mario Vargas Llosa, a critic of dictatorships across Latin America.
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/10/11/1867880/cuban-state-media-criticizes-nobel.html#ixzz124P4Ipz0
