An empty chair with the medal and diploma of the laureate at the ceremony for the Nobel Laureate and dissident Liu Xiaobo is seen at the city hall in Oslo on December 10, 2010. With the guest of honour stuck in a Chinese prison, this year's Nobel Peace Prize ceremony centred around an empty chair, as its celebration of dissident Liu Xiaobo continues to split the global community and infuriate Beijing. AFP PHOTO / ODD ANDERSEN