Man of Arms the Liu Xiaobo facts Liu Xiaobo Liu Xiaobo (2008) Born 28 December 1955 Changchun, Jilin, China Died 13 July 2017 (aged 61)Shenyang, Liaoning, China Cause of death Multiple organ failure complicated from liver cancer Nationality Chinese Alma mater Jilin University Beijing Normal University Occupation Writer, political commentator, human rights activist Spouse(s) Liu Xia  (m. 1996; his death 2017) ​Awards 2010 Nobel Peace Prize Liu Xiaobo (28 December 1955 – 13 July 2017) was a Chinese intellectual, writer, human rights activist and a political prisoner in China. He has been President of the Independent Chinese PEN Center since 2003. On 8 December 2008, police stopped Liu and held him because of his work with Charter 08. He was not actually arrested until 23 June 2009. The government accused him of encouraging people to turn against the state. He had a