Why is Norway scared of China?!
Norway is negotiating a bilateral trade deal with China and, as one of the world's biggest oil and gas exporters, is eager to boost its energy cooperation with the fast growing superpower.
A Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to a Chinese, and now the politicians are scared.
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OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo on Friday should not cause a hostile Chinese reaction.
"There are no grounds to direct any measures against Norway as a country, and I think it would have a negative effect on China's reputation if it did," Stoere told the broadcaster NRK.
"I don't want to play that up, but it's no secret that China for many years has given a series of warnings that a peace price to a Chinese dissident would lead to negative reactions."
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