Chen will be coming to the US. Who’s ashamed now? [View all]

[kpete]

Campaigning in Virginia, Romney was quoted as saying that if news reports that Chen was pressured to leave the U.S. Embassy in Beijing are true, it would represent a "dark day for freedom" and a "day of shame for the Obama administration."

Read more here: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/05/03/147664/mitt-romney-calls-chen-guangcheng.html#storylink=cpy

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Now it turns out that Chen is angry at Chinese officials—not Americans—because the Chinese reneged on the deal they made with him:

In a telephone interview early Friday, Chen said he does not blame American officials for his plight after leaving the U.S. Embassy under a deal they helped strike. But he accused Chinese officials of reneging on their promises to fully restore his freedom.

http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/05/a-reminder-that-it-will-be-a-while-before-we-fully-understand-the-chen-case/256727/

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US expects China to allow dissident Chen Guangcheng to travel abroad
Officials say Beijing has indicated it will push through activist's application to leave China after offer of study from US university

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/may/04/us-expects-chen-guangcheng-travel-permission