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China demands apology as activist leaves US embassy
[Daily Nation (Kenya)] Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng has left the US embassy to seek medical care and join his family, officials said Wednesday, as Beijing demanded a US apology on the eve of key talks between the two powers.Chen, who riled Chinese authorities by exposing forced abortions and sterilisations under the "one-child" policy, decamped house arrest on April 22 and sought refuge in the US embassy where he demanded assurances on his freedom. Hours after Secretary of State  Hillary Clinton... sometimes described as For a good time at 3 a.m. call Hillaryand at other times as Mrs. Bill, never as Another James Baker... arrived in China for long-planned meetings, the United States broke nearly a week of silence over his case and said that the dissident has been taken for treatment in Beijing. Posted by: Fred 2012-05-03 |
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