Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng has arrived in the United States, saying he is gratified that the Chinese government showed “restraint and calm” in dealing with his situation. Chen also thanked the United States for giving him refuge at the U.S. embassy in Beijing and for making it possible for him to leave China and […]
Chinese Dissident Thanks US, China After Arriving in New York
Posted May 19th, 2012 at 8:55 pm (UTC-5)
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Chinese Activist Leaves for US
Posted May 19th, 2012 at 6:50 pm (UTC-5)
) United Airlines Flight 88, carrying Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng and his family, has landed in the United States at Newark airport near New York City. The blind activist departed Beijing earlier Saturday marking the end of a month-long diplomatic tussle between China and The United States, following Chen’s escape from house arrest. Chen, his […]
Chinese Activist Leaves for US
Posted May 19th, 2012 at 2:10 pm (UTC-5)
Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng and his family have left China on a flight headed for the United States. The departure of the blind activist marks the end of a month-long diplomatic tussle between the two nations that followed Chen’s escape from house arrest. Chen, his wife and their two children, obtained their passports at Beijing’s […]
Chinese Activist Leaves China for US
Posted May 19th, 2012 at 8:50 am (UTC-5)
Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng and his family have left China on a flight headed for the United States. The departure of the blind activist marks the end of a month-long diplomatic tussle between the two nations that followed Chen’s escape from house arrest. Chen, his wife and their two children, obtained their passports at Beijing’s […]
Chinese Activist Leaves China
Posted May 19th, 2012 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng and his family have left China on a flight headed for the United States. Chen and his wife, plus their two children, obtained their passports at Beijing’s international airport, shortly before boarding a United Airlines flight. The flight is due to land at Newark airport, just outside New York City, Saturday […]
Chinese Activist Says He’s Headed to New York
Posted May 19th, 2012 at 6:05 am (UTC-5)
Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng told VOA Saturday he and his family have obtained passports and are waiting for their flight to the U.S. at Beijing international airport. The blind activist says his flight was slightly delayed, but he expects to leave soon for New York, where New York University has offered him a fellowship. Earlier […]
Chinese Activist Says He’s Headed to New York
Posted May 19th, 2012 at 5:20 am (UTC-5)
Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng says he is out of the hospital and is at Beijing’s international airport, waiting for a flight to New York, where New York University has offered him a fellowship. Chen told VOA Saturday his flight has been slightly delayed, but he expects to leave late Saturday afternoon with his family. The […]
Chinese Activist Says He’s at Beijing Airport
Posted May 19th, 2012 at 3:05 am (UTC-5)
Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng says he has left a hospital and is at Beijing’s international airport. He said Saturday he believes he will be flying to the U.S., but he’s not sure. The blind activist said his wife and two children are with him, but the three do not yet have passports. Chen said earlier […]
China Prevents Lawyers from Representing Activist’s Nephew
Posted May 18th, 2012 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
Chinese human rights attorneys said Friday that authorities have blocked them from meeting the nephew of blind activist Chen Guangcheng, assigning two government-appointed lawyers instead. Chen Kegui is being held on charges of “intentional murder” after he attacked intruders who broke into his home in eastern Shangdong province, apparently searching for his uncle. Lawyers for […]
Chinese Activist to Receive Passports in Two Weeks
Posted May 17th, 2012 at 5:05 am (UTC-5)
Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng says he and his family will be issued passports to leave the country within the next two weeks. The blind activist told Western reporters Thursday that Shangdong provincial security officials brought visa applications for him and his family to fill out the day before, and that passport photos were taken. On […]
