He went there after a daring escape from house arrest, setting off a diplomatic crisis between the United States and China just ahead of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s scheduled visit to that nation. But now, Chen Guangcheng has left the U.S. Embassy in Beijing for a hospital facility for treatment and to be reunited [...]
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While blind human rights activist Chen Guangcheng reportedly begs to depart Beijing on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's plane, U.S. officials described his dramatic journey to the U.S. Embassy last week as a "mission impossible"... Read Post
(Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton left Beijing on Saturday after a tense week of negotiations with China over the fate of blind rights activist Chen Guangcheng, who plans to travel to the United States under a deal... Read Post
China said on Friday blind dissident Chen Guangcheng could apply to study abroad, a move praised by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and suggesting an end may be near to a diplomatic crisis between Beijing and Washington. But... Read Post