Clinton Convoy Departs Beijing Hotel
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2012-05-08
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A convoy believed to be carrying US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton leaves for the airport, while blind dissident Chen Guangcheng remains in a Beijing hospital.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton left Beijing on Saturday afternoon after tumultuous negotiations with China over the blind rights activist Chen Guangcheng, who plans to travel to the United States under a deal to end the standoff.
Despite speculation that Chen might fly out on the same plane as Clinton—who is heading to Bangladesh and then India—the 40-year-old activist remains in a Beijing hospital, after a dramatic escape from 19 months under house arrest in his home village.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Friday that Chen could apply to study abroad following his dramatic appeal to a US congressional hearing on his case, when he asked to be allowed to spend time in the United States.
But rights activists sounded a note of caution, saying Beijing could move slowly on granting Chen permission to leave, for fear that appearing soft might embolden other challengers before a power handover later this year.
Security was tight at the local Beijing hospital on Saturday where Chen is believed to be staying.
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A convoy believed to be carrying US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton leaves for the airport, while blind dissident Chen Guangcheng remains in a Beijing hospital.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton left Beijing on Saturday afternoon after tumultuous negotiations with China over the blind rights activist Chen Guangcheng, who plans to travel to the United States under a deal to end the standoff.
Despite speculation that Chen might fly out on the same plane as Clinton—who is heading to Bangladesh and then India—the 40-year-old activist remains in a Beijing hospital, after a dramatic escape from 19 months under house arrest in his home village.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Friday that Chen could apply to study abroad following his dramatic appeal to a US congressional hearing on his case, when he asked to be allowed to spend time in the United States.
But rights activists sounded a note of caution, saying Beijing could move slowly on granting Chen permission to leave, for fear that appearing soft might embolden other challengers before a power handover later this year.
Security was tight at the local Beijing hospital on Saturday where Chen is believed to be staying.
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