temperate. for eight years she lived under constant observation she shaved her head in protest and suffered from deep depression if only at the very end of her husband s life was she allowed to visit him in hospital he was in the final stages of liver cancer she remained with him to the end then attended the state s hastily organized burial at sea from the very beginning germany pushed for lucia to be allowed to leave china but beijing downplayed the case saying she would be prosecuted under chinese law. we will not tolerate any international interference in this matter. lucia s lawyer says the chinese government s actions were always unlawful. what s truly