Chen Guangchen Study Abroad Deal Forged (Fellowship At US University-China Expected To Allow Travel)

[kpete]

Last edited Fri May 4, 2012, 01:25 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: Huffington Post

Blind Activist Has Fellowship At U.S. University, China Expected To Allow Travel

BEIJING -- The U.S. and China forged the outlines of a deal Friday to end a diplomatic standoff over legal activist Chen Guangcheng that would let him travel to the U.S. with his family for a university fellowship.

After days of behind-the-scenes talks, reversals and emotional calls by Chen from a guarded hospital room, the U.S. and China made a series of announcements signaling a logjam had been broken.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry said Chen may apply for travel permits to study abroad. An American University has offered Chen a fellowship with provisions for his family, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said, adding that the U.S. expects Beijing to quickly process their travel permits, after which U.S. visas would be granted.

"Over the course of the day, progress has been made to help him have the future that he wants, and we will be staying in touch with him as this process moves forward," U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said speaking to reporters after two days of annual strategic talks in Beijing.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/04/chen-guangchen-study-abroad_n_1477372.html

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US expects dissident Chen Guangcheng to leave China soon
The US says it expects China to allow prominent dissident Chen Guangcheng to travel abroad soon.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17958429

[monmouth]

1. I'd feel better of SOS was holding the plane for him and bringing them back immediately..n/t

[alcibiades_mystery]

2. Lemme guess: Romney's idea?

... ...

[Enrique]

5. yep

Romney will wail, "he's copying me!" again

[truthisfreedom]

11. Yep. Obama read between the lines and stole it from Rmoney's comment "let's bomb them."

[edhopper]

3. So a deal is brokered where

everybody saves face and the man is allowed to gain his freedom.
Another example of Obama's inexperience and failure at foreign policy (a big RW talking point)

[dbackjon]

8. Even my realistic Republican friends that know a little about foreign relations (work in State Dept)

Are saying this is the best outcome imaginable - allows China to save face.

[Iliyah]

4. With Mittens and his advisors

we would going to war about now.

[Enrique]

6. maybe if the RW prays hard enough

China will do something wonderful like summarily execute Chen. Omg how they would LOVE this to turn out that way. Chen being freed, and expressing thanks to the United States, is their worst nightmare

[Iliyah]

7. I know it does seem like

the right wingers pray for bad things to happen. I know they pray for America to fail.

[truthisfreedom]

9. OMG I knew this was going to backfire badly on Romney after his comments over the past couple of

days. He's such a schmuck for thinking he's got any way of predicting the outcome of any situation under the control of the most powerful man in the world. Every time he mouths off about the President he's going to get his teeth kicked in. Obama doesn't fuck around.

[Uncle Joe]

10. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, kpete.

[yellowcanine]

12. Ruh Roh. Mittens jumped into this already. How is that "one President at a time" working out for

you Mitt?

[rocktivity]

13. It's called "reserving judgement until all the facts are in," Nit-Mitt!

Now you look like a jerk because you didn't know what was actually going on!


rocktivity

[Beacool]

14. That was a good compromise.

Chen and his family get to leave the country and the Chinese won't lose face.

Great job Hillary and State Dept.!!!!