Word: jingshen
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Without Borders), the universally acclaimed humanitarian aid organization that is often first into the world's hot spots. It was an uncontroversial choice, avoiding both the ruffling of feathers and the risk of disappointment. China had lobbied intensely against the award going to exiled dissidents Wang Dan and Wei Jingshen, but it is hard to accuse the Nobel Committee of tiptoeing around Beijing after it awarded the prize to the Dalai Lama in the year of the Tiananmen Square killings...
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