Given the task definition and input, reply with output. This task is to translate a news commentary given in English language into French language. Translate the input statement into the output language while preserving the numberical values, special characters and proper nouns and context of the commentary done.

Liu is one of the main drafters of Charter 08, a petition inspired by Czechoslovakia’s Charter 77, calling on the Chinese government to adhere to its own laws and constitution, and demanding the open election of public officials, freedom of religion and expression, and the abolition of “subversion” laws.

Liu est l'un des principaux auteurs de la Charte\xa008, un texte inspiré de la Charte\xa077 en Tchécoslovaquie, qui appelle le gouvernement chinois à respecter ses propres lois et sa propre Constitution, demande des élections ouvertes à tous pour désigner les responsables politiques, la liberté de religion et d'expression et l'abolition de la législation &quot;anti-subversive&quot;.