Putin nominated for Chinese peace prize

BEIJING, September 17 (RIA Novosti)
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has been nominated for a Chinese alternative to the Nobel Peace Prize, Confucius Peace Prize, the Chinese news portal sina.com said on Saturday.
The Confucius Peace Prize emerged for the first time in 2010, when it was suddenly announced by a shadowy group two days before jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize amid furious protests from Beijing.
Other candidates include German Chancellor Angela Merkel, South African President Jacob Zuma. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and former UN secretary general Kofi Annan are also among those being considered for the award.
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