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Blind activist Chen set to go to America following deal between US, China | Following a deal between China and America, blind dissident Chen Guangcheng will be allowed to leave the country with his family to study at a US university. Chen Guangcheng had recently taken refuge
in the US Embassy in Beijing after his escape from house arrest, The Telegraph
reports. He had asked to leave China after he emerged from the embassy, as he
felt that he and his family would not be safe in the country. However, it is unclear
if the Chinese Government would allow Chen to return to China after his US stint
if he wished to. Senior State Department officials have said that the issue of
Chen's right to return to China did not come up in discussions with the Chinese
Government, adding that China was honouring its commitments made during negotiations.
After two days of negotiations, during which US secretary of State Hillary Clinton
intervened at several key moments, Chinese officials reportedly agreed that Chen
could take up a fellowship at New York University . "The Chinese Government has
indicated that it will accept Chen's applications for appropriate travel documents,"
Victoria Nuland, a State department spokesman, said. Earlier, Liu Weimin, a spokesman
for the Chinese Foreign ministry said: "If [Mr Chen] wishes to study overseas,
as a Chinese citizen, he can, like any other citizen, process relevant procedures
with relevant departments through normal channels in accordance with the law".
Officials have, however, not commented on the possible timing of Chen's departure
for the US , but confirmed that a student visa would permit him to bring his wife
and two children along. Chen is likely to travel as soon as he recovers from three
broken bones he sustained while escaping house arrest.
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