Tensions grow between Beijing and Washington over political activist who fled house arrest and is said to be in US embassy Concern is growing for relatives and supporters of Chen Guangcheng, the blind legal activist who fled from 19 months of house full story ![]()
Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng appealed to Congress Tuesday to press the Obama administration to release what he said were high-level diplomatic agreements made with China when then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton negotiated his departure from China nearly a year ago. Read full article >>
washingtonpost.com (1 month and 11 days ago)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry plans to raise the case of Chen Kegui, the imprisoned nephew of blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng, with senior Chinese officials, the State Department said on Thursday.
reuters.com (19 days ago)
BEIJING — A year after the blind Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng escaped from house detention and fled to the United States following intense diplomatic negotiations, his relatives appear to be the targets of escalating retaliation from local authorities. Read full article >>
washingtonpost.com (22 days ago)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng called on the United States on Friday to ensure his family in China would be treated fairly, saying his imprisoned nephew was not receiving proper medical care from Chinese authorities, whom he accused of "hooligan tactics."
reuters.com (18 days ago)

BEIJING (Reuters) - The eldest brother of blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng said he was beaten up on Thursday by two men he said were government-hired thugs, which would mark a sharp escalation in harassment meted out to Chen's family.
chicagotribune.com (13 days ago)
BEIJING (Reuters) - The eldest brother of blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng said he was beaten up on Thursday by two men he said were government-hired thugs, which would mark a sharp escalation in harassment meted out to Chen's family.
reuters.com (13 days ago)
Almost a year after Chen Guangcheng was released to the United States, he said that his family remains under surveillance in China, and his jailed nephew has been beaten.
nytimes.com (2 months and 11 days ago)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry tried calling Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to discuss the imprisoned nephew of blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng but Wang was not available, the State Department said on Friday.
reuters.com (18 days ago)
One family member considered the step to be retaliation against stepped-up criticism of the government by the activist, Chen Guangcheng, who is now studying in New York.
nytimes.com (28 days ago)

The European Union must go public with the results of human rights talks with China's leaders, and publish its own list of people known to be suffering repression and persecution, Chen Guangcheng, the exiled Chinese dissident has demanded.
telegraph.co.uk (3 days ago)
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