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White House is silent on fate of Chinese activist
Associated Press ^ | May 3, 2012

Posted on 05/03/2012 11:21:28 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House is sidestepping questions about how the U.S. might resolve the predicament surrounding a blind Chinese activist who sought refuge in the American embassy and who no longer wants to remain China.

White House spokesman Jay Carney referred questions about asylum for the activist, Chen Guangcheng, to the State Department.

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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: asylum; chen; chenguangcheng; china; foreignpolicy; guangcheng; obama; obamao

1 posted on 05/03/2012 11:21:35 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Present!


2 posted on 05/03/2012 11:24:13 AM PDT by mojito
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3 posted on 05/03/2012 11:25:10 AM PDT by cuban leaf (Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
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“..and who no longer wants to remain China.”

Inexcusable for the AP.


4 posted on 05/03/2012 11:36:04 AM PDT by Rennes Templar
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This poor guy, and his family are toast.

Thanks, Zero.


5 posted on 05/03/2012 11:36:46 AM PDT by Wordkraft (Remember who the Collaborators are.)
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“officials in Washington and Beijing confirmed that the Chinese conveyed the message that they would not allow his family to remain in Beijing if Chen did not leave. He was informed of this and soon after agreed to the deal and said he was ready to go. State Department spokesman Victoria Nuland said that at no time did a U.S. official speak to Chen about physical or legal threats to his wife and children.

He was never pressured to leave,” U.S. Ambassador Gary Locke said today in Beijing, adding that Chen was asked at one point whether he wanted asylum and he declined.

“He was excited and eager when he made his decision to announce it,” Locke said.”

God help us if these people are that stupid and naive.
I’d rather think they just didn’t want to upset the applecart with China relations, 6 months from the election.


6 posted on 05/03/2012 11:56:45 AM PDT by nuconvert ( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
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To: Wordkraft

Chen has little hope with Obama and Hillary. Also, it’s instructive to read the posts on CNN. They are not favorable to Chen, ranging from, “We don’t need a blind Chinese activist on welfare” to “he’s an anti abortion activist, let him deal with his own country”. In the long run this will not be a negative for Obama. That is an indictment of American morality. Very depressing.


7 posted on 05/03/2012 11:59:36 AM PDT by JimSEA
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8 posted on 05/03/2012 12:32:15 PM PDT by traumer
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9 posted on 05/03/2012 12:32:26 PM PDT by traumer
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FORWARD!


10 posted on 05/03/2012 12:43:47 PM PDT by Piranha (If you seek perfection you will end up with Democrats.)
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O loves those Chicoms.


11 posted on 05/03/2012 1:01:01 PM PDT by Pasadena2k
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The Rats learned nothing from the Elian debacle....I’m still convinced Gore beats Bush if it had not been for Elian.


12 posted on 05/03/2012 1:07:50 PM PDT by dfwgator (Don't wake up in a roadside ditch. Get rid of Romney.)
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