Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo faces trial Wednesday . Liu is being charged with `` inciting subversion '' a crime that carries the death penalty in China and which rights groups say has been used to silence critics of China's government. `` The U.S. government is deeply disturbed by reports that Liu Xiaobo has been formally arrested and charged with serious crimes , '' said Richard Buangan , deputy spokesman at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing , following Liu 's latest arrest . The U.S. government has pressed for Liu 's release .
Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo faces trial Wednesday . Liu is being charged with `` inciting subversion '' a crime that carries the death penalty in China and which rights groups say has been used to silence critics of China's government. The U.S. government has pressed for Liu 's release .