Chen Guangcheng to study in the US

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BEIJING — The U.S. and China forged the outlines of a deal Friday to end a diplomatic standoff over legal activist Chen Guangcheng that would let him travel to the U.S. with his family for a university fellowship.

After days of behind-the-scenes talks, reversals and emotional calls by Chen from a guarded hospital room, the U.S. and China made a series of announcements signaling a logjam had been broken...

Full article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world...tic-standoff/2012/05/04/gIQABpOk1T_story.html

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It would be nice if you could mention who this guy is, and not just relay news for various websites.

 

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It would be nice if you could mention who this guy is, and not just relay news for various websites.

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A blind, self-taught lawyer and symbol in China’s civil rights movement, Chen triggered the standoff after he escaped abusive house arrest in his rural town and sought refuge in the U.S. Embassy in Beijing last week.