On 18 January 2010 , Liu was nominated for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize by Václav Havel , the 14th Dalai Lama , André Glucksmann , Vartan Gregorian , Mike Moore , Karel Schwarzenberg , Desmond Tutu and Grigory Yavlinsky . China 's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ma Zhaoxu stated that awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to Liu would be " totally wrong " . Geir Lundestad , a secretary of the Nobel Committee , stated the award would not be influenced by Beijing 's opposition . On 25 September 2010 , '' The New York Times '' reported that a petition in support of the Nobel nomination was being circulated in China
2010 Nobel Peace Prize
2010 Nobel Peace Prize
Liu Xiaobo