OMFG - Chen and his family have been given permission to study in the US

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6. Here's CNN: Possible breakthrough in case of Chinese activist

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Chen is offered a fellowship from a U.S. university, the State Department says

• China says Chen can apply to study abroad "like other Chinese citizens"

• U.S. Embassy staff had a chance to meet with Chen, Secretary Clinton says

• Chen says he wants to go to the United States to "recuperate"

By the CNN Wire Staff
updated 3:20 PM EDT, Fri May 4, 2012


Beijing (CNN) -- A possible breakthrough emerged Friday in the case of Chen Guangcheng, the Chinese activist who made a daring escape from house arrest and took refuge in the U.S. Embassy in Beijing before venturing out amid negotiations over his future.

The Chinese government said he could apply to travel to the United States to study -- a development that the United States instantly cited as an encouraging sign of progress in what has been a thorny and controversial impasse.

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State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said Chen has been offered a fellowship from an American university "where he can be accompanied by his wife and two children."

"The Chinese government has indicated that it will accept Mr. Chen's applications for appropriate travel documents," she said. "The United States government expects that the Chinese government will expeditiously process his applications for these documents, and make accommodations for his current medical condition. The United States government would then give visa requests for him and his immediate family priority attention.

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