SHENYANG: China faced sustained international pressure on Thursday to let cancer-stricken Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo seek treatment abroad, as official hospital updates suggest the democracy champion is close to death.

The United States and Germany voiced concerns over the 61-year-old writer after the hospital treating him said Wednesday he had organ failure and difficulty breathing.

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