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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsChicago Sun-Times headline "Blind Chinese leaves for U.S. "
http://www.suntimes.com/news/world/12632348-418/blind-chinese-leaves-for-us.htmlBlind Chinese leaves for U.S.
ASSOCIATED PRESS May 19, 2012 1:24AM
BEIJING A blind Chinese activist was hurriedly taken from a hospital Saturday and boarded a plane that took off for the United States, closing a nearly monthlong diplomatic tussle that had tested U.S.-China relations.
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Chicago Sun-Times headline "Blind Chinese leaves for U.S. " (Original Post)
underpants
May 2012
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JNelson6563
(28,151 posts)1. Good! Glad he'll be here.
Hopefully his family will be left alone.
Julie
MH1
(17,573 posts)2. HIs wife and 2 kids are with him.
He is still concerned about his extended family that is, of course, still in China.
JNelson6563
(28,151 posts)4. Ah, good to know!
And of course, there is cause for concern for those who remain in China. Still, good to know wife and kids are here too, thanks for posting that!
Julie
Poll_Blind
(23,864 posts)3. K&R!
Now that a hat-trick!
PB
Scuba
(53,475 posts)5. So now the idiot wingers in Chicago are sure Obama is giving free healthcare to all blind Chinese.