beijing newly appoint u.s. ambassador china terry branstad say wednesday unite state would like see nobel peace prize-winning activist liu xiaobo treat elsewhere cancer two countries must work together human right liu 61 jail 11 years 2009 incite subversion state power help write petition know charter 08 call sweep political reform treat hospital northern city shenyang late-stage liver cancer grant medical parole lawyer tell reuters monday branstad say heart go liu wife liu xia effective house arrest since husband peace prize americans would like see opportunity treatment elsewhere could help branstad say first remark journalists beijing since confirm may president donald trump top representative china relationship president xi president trump hope go-between help address challenge issue future say outside ambassador residence leafy central beijing arrive early tuesday branstad former iowa governor describe beijing old friend china host chinese president xi jinping county-level communist party leader iowa 1985 2012 xi vice president liu award nobel peace prize december 2010 activism promote human right china respond freeze diplomatic tie norway normalize tie last december prison bureau liaoning province say monday liu treat eight well-known tumour experts western politicians right activists voice concern quality treatment video liu xia cry talk husband condition share online late monday say doctor could perform radiotherapy chemotherapy source close family say liu treat use target therapy wife want return beijing treatment authorities reject request u.s. embassy call liu release tuesday decline comment whether speak china transfer unite state treatment embassy say main focus liu release recognizance patrick poon researcher amnesty international tell reuters late tuesday authorize several people close family say liu xia tell chinese authorities want husband receive medical treatment abroad chinese state-run newspaper global time publish official people daily say precedent prisoners medical parole allow overseas treatment nobel laureate liu could motivate western public opinion attack china dissidents will go abroad perhaps partly despair feel marginalize chinese society constitutional order newspaper say china acknowledge problems mistreatment criminal justice system past repeatedly vow crack address also say countries use individual case interfere china internal affairs liu xiaobo chinese citizen discussions countries issue chinese citizen serve sentence chinese foreign ministry spokesman lu kang tell reporters regular brief ask branstad remark lu say believe ambassador clear duties increase mutual understand political trust story correct translation ministry spokesman comment penultimate paragraph serve sentence bad way u.s. hop see chinese activist liu treat cancer 'elsewhere