[The Nobel Peace Prize committee Chairman Thorbjoern Jagland (L) and Kaci Kullmann Five (R) applaud as they stand next to the empty chair of the laureate holding his award at the ceremony for the Nobel Laureate and dissident Liu Xiaobo at the city hall in Oslo on December 10, 2010. With the guest of honour stuck in a Chinese prison, this year's Nobel Peace Prize ceremony centred around an empty chair, as its celebration of dissident Liu Xiaobo continues to split the global community and infuriate Beijing. AFP PHOTO/ODD ANDERSEN (Photo credit should read ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images)] *** [] ** TCN OUT **
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