The nephew of exiled Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng was tried on Friday and sentenced to three years and three months in …
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From New York City, Chen Guangcheng Calls Attention to Rights Abuses in China
When blind Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng flew from Beijing to the U.S. earlier this month, some analysts in the Western and Chinese press predicted that his influence would wane once he left China. It’s difficult to …
Bound For America: After Seven Years of Abuse in China, Chen Guangcheng Arrives in the U.S.
UPDATE: Chen Guangcheng landed at Newark airport Saturday and was taken to New York University’s campus in Greenwich Village, where he held a brief press conference.
Throughout his 17 days of government-imposed isolation at a …
Will Chen Guangcheng Be Allowed to Leave China? The Waiting Game Continues
And now the waiting game is on. Before leaving Beijing on May 5, visiting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave positive indications that Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng might be allowed by his homeland to go to the …
“The West and its supporters in China always need a tool to work against China's current political system. Those who become these tools have few choices of their own.”
Blind Legal Activist Chen Guangcheng Leaves U.S. Custody in Beijing, as Doubts Emerge Over His Situation
On Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in China for delicate economic talks beginning May 3. But after landing in the Chinese capital, she had another task: a conversation with blind legal activist Chen …
Blind Chinese Activist Escapes from House Arrest, Said to Enter U.S. Protection
On April 22, Chen Guangcheng, a blind Chinese legal activist named one of TIME’s 100 most influential people in 2006, escaped from detention in eastern Shandong province, according to He Peirong, an online advocate who has …