Chen Guangcheng
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May 2, 2012 at 10:21 am #22415
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GuestYes, he was with the Americans. Did you see the articles today? He was handed over to go to a hospital with the assurance he'd not be arrested. Supposedly, there were threats that his wife would be beaten to death if he wasn't handed over. It sounds like a complicated mess.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/03/world/asia/chen-guangcheng-leaves-us-embassy-in-beijing-china.html?hpMay 3, 2012 at 7:52 am #22416GuestThanks for the update and the link. Complicated mess, indeed!
May 4, 2012 at 4:15 am #22417GuestYes, this is fascintating to watch develop. and with Hillary's meetings ongoing, even more difficult. the revelation that his wife was beaten while he was within our embassy, and exactly what he wants to do (and or the pressure he is under to say he doesn't want to leave china. wow. so difficult. we are so fortunate to live with our bill of rights in the us.
i feel for him, his family, and can't imagine fearing for my family if i speak my mind or request to leave the country.May 5, 2012 at 3:42 am #22418GuestAccording to the latest development on the unfolding Chen Guangcheng saga, the U.S. and China might appear to have struck a tentative deal that would ease tensions and save both nations needless embarrassment on the handling of the Chinese dissident. According to a Los Angeles Times article on the issue, the matter might be resolved by having Chen enter the United States as a student by applying for a student visa to the United States as thousands of Chinese students do yearly. It is not clear, however, whether his family will be able to accompany him to the U.S. It also remains to be seen whether the fragile and sensitive deal to have Chen study in the U.S. will actually come to fruition. Nevertheless, New York University has apparently already offered Chen a study fellowship.Closer to home, however, is whether Chen will apply to become part of the great Trojan family or not. Who knows, you just might find yourself walking next to Chen by Tommy Trojan.
For more information on this story look up:
Los Angeles Times: Study offer appears to resolve U.S.-China impasse over dissidentMay 5, 2012 at 1:08 pm #22419GuestI doubt very seriously if Chen Guangcheng will leave China without his family. He clearly planned all of his recent activities to coordinate with the arrival of Hillary Clinton and Timothy Geithner. Chen is definitely playing the US presence in China to his advantage, but perhaps we have ulterior motives for embracing Chen as well. US officials would clearly like to discuss North Korea, Tibet, and other hot potato issues while in China, but perhaps we need China to be back on its heels so that it will be a little more forthcoming in discussions surrounding these topics.
May 13, 2012 at 4:41 pm #22420GuestAt our second to last class for the Spring UTLA NCTA/USCI seminar, Professor Dube recalled a similar case of another Chinese dissident/muckraker/human rights proponent - the astrophysicist, Fang Lizhi. His story echoes that of Chen Guangcheng's: a voice speaking out for more political freedoms, opinions diametrically against the Chinese Communist Party, a rabble-rouser seeking refuge in the U.S. embassy, and a potential international incident that neither China nor the U.S. wants. When Professor Dube recounted the story a couple of weeks ago (when the Chen Guangcheng episode was still fresh), he told us that, in the end, Fang Lizhi was allowed to leave to seek "medical care" in the states. The next day, NPR reported that Chen was seeking medical care as well. It's funny how "medical care" seems to be the standard line when both countries are trying to save face and walk across a fragile, political tightrope. While Chen Guangcheng's story is still unfolding, it will be interesting to see how both nations respond to this situation. While we wait and see, I thought this article was apropos given recent events:
May 19, 2012 at 8:39 am #22421GuestSo after all is said and done, Chen Guangcheng and his family will land in Newark Airport today. Reportedly, Chen was only allowed to fill out his passport application on Wednesday. This ends, or perhaps starts, an interesting chapter in U.S. China relations. I was reading a blog and some people were interested in who's paying for Chen's trip. Other's were concerned about his application-less entry into USC. Can I get such consideration when I decide to apply? The point is, Chen is, or will be, in the U.S. soon and he will be both revered and criticized. Welcome to America.
May 23, 2012 at 5:32 am #22422GuestI too had many questions with regards to Chen Guangcheng and some of the most recent developments. And of course, many of them continue to be answered in just a few days if I am patient enough. It's amazing how two of the most powerful countries in in the world can have items removed from the front burner if they cooperate and work hard enough to do so.
May 28, 2012 at 1:03 pm #22423GuestThe times ran an interesting article today which answered some of my questions regarding his escape a few weeks back. And, it outlines the security measures that have been beefed up. The comment that those in the city where he was imprisoned did not know he had made it to the us with his family, is so telling. Or at least this is what the times wants me to think
June 9, 2012 at 10:22 am #3970Rob_Hugo@PortNW
KeymasterFrom what I've heard over the past few days, the Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng had somehow escaped from a heavily guarded house arrest and had made his way to Beijing, where it was rumored he was at the U.S. Embassy. His driver (he is blind) had gone incommunicado on Twitter, and peple feared that she had been arrested. Chen Guangchen's escape from house arrest comes at the same time Clinton and other dignitaries will be visiting China on a diplomatic mission. There has been worry as to what will happen not only to Chen Guangcheng, but to his wife and child whom he left at their heavily guarded home.
I am not entirely sure why he was under house arrest, although I did hear on BBC that he had been imprisoned for several years due to his criticism of women having forced abortions and sterilizations. I am assuming that the house arrest followed this imprisonment.
It will be interesting to see what role the U.S. takes in this well-timed escape, if he is truly at the embassy.
June 9, 2012 at 10:22 am #22424GuestThe city is "back to normal" now with the security checkpoints and other additional police prison type measures having been removed, it was reported yesterday.
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