Chinese Dissident, Chen Guangcheng | featured news

Blind Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng said on Saturday he had left a hospital in Beijing and was at the airport where he expected to be departing for the United States, a move that would signal the end of a diplomatic crisis between the two country.

The United States says it has taken all the necessary steps on its side to admit Chen Guangcheng, the Chinese human rights activist who ignited a diplomatic frenzy when he escaped house arrest last month.

China agrees to allow activist Chen Guangcheng to apply to study in the U.S. without formally seeking asylum. Though questions about the deal remain, it's seen as a face-saving move for China.

The State Department said Friday that it expects China to quickly provide travel documents to blind human rights activist Chen Guangcheng, easing a weeklong crisis between Beijing and Washington over the fate of the long-imprisoned lawyer.

The Chinese government issued a stern warning to the United States on Wednesday after blind dissident Chen Guangcheng ended his weeklong stay at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, saying officials were "strongly dissatisfied with the move" to shelter the activist and demanded an apology from Washington. The scolding tone of the message delivered by a Foreign Ministry official and reported by state-run media raised concerns about China's commitment to whatever assurances officials gave U.S.

Is it legal to give sanctuary to a dissident? Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng has left the US embassy in Beijing after taking refuge there for a week. Chinese officials have accused the US of breaking the law and demanded an apology. Why?

Chen Guangcheng, the blind Chinese lawyer who fled his captors last week and sought U.S. protection, has been moved to a hospital in Beijing. The drama unfolded on the eve of Thursday?s start of two-day talks between senior Chinese and U.S. officials, including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner.

A senior White House official said Sunday that President Obama wants to strike the “appropriate balance” in dealing with a Chinese dissident who fled house arrest last Sunday and reportedly is under American protection inside the U

The U.S. and Chinese governments maintained their official silence Saturday on the whereabouts of the blind lawyer Chen Guangcheng, but local and overseas activists said the two sides were locked in a delicate diplomatic negotiation over the fate of the dissident who fled from house arrest last Sunday and is thought to be in Beijing under U.S. protection.