Defiant Chinese activists visit peace prize winner’s wife

Five Chinese activists defied security and made a brief visit to dissident Liu Xiaobo’s wife Liu Xia, who has been under house arrest since her husband was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize two years ago.

The rare visit was captured on video by Beijing activist Hu Jia, who posted it on YouTube. Hu said the activists wanted to see Liu Xia on that day to mark her husband’s birthday.

“Since it was Liu Xiaobo’s birthday, we thought we would visit his wife and commemorate it with her since he can’t be with her,” Hu said.