Communist Party paper slams ‘vile characters’ behind Senate move to rename Chinese DC embassy street

(CNSNews.com) – A Communist Party-affiliated Chinese newspaper berated U.S. senators Sunday for passing a bill to rename of the street in front of the Chinese Embassy in Washington in honor of a jailed Chinese dissident, describing those responsible as "vile characters." The bill to name the street for Liu Xiaobo, the 2010 Nobel peace prize winner, passed unanimously Friday. It was introduced by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and co-sponsored by Cruz' fellow Republican presidential hopeful Sen. Marco

(CNSNews.com) – A Communist Party-affiliated Chinese newspaper berated U.S. senators Sunday for passing a bill to rename of the street in front of the Chinese Embassy in Washington in honor of a jailed Chinese dissident, describing those responsible as "vile characters." The bill to name the street for Liu Xiaobo, the 2010 Nobel peace prize winner, passed unanimously Friday. It was introduced by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and co-sponsored by Cruz' fellow Republican presidential hopeful Sen. Marco…