liu ziaobo was important because he was able to write a road map for what he thought should happen tony people over the years have called for freedom in china, have called for democracy, but liu ziaobo did it in a way that was unrelenting and prolific, he wrote poem, essays all with the same message, calling for a non—violent change of government in china. an end to communist party rule and the birth of democracy, but the document that put him away was called charter 08. it outlined in incredibly explicit frank terms what china needed to do, to become a fully formed democracy. and it is a lengthy document. and it doesn't mince words. it was frank enough to terrify the chinese authorities. for years, western governments and human rights organisations have been calling for liu ziaobo ‘s freedom. calling for his wife's freedom and of course there was outrage when he died. but many people are saying this didn't go far enough. particularly at the g20 meeting which was just held in germany a few days ago, no western leader, no world leader directly challenged chinese president to his face,