Dissident case poses test for U.S.-China diplomacy

Paramilitary police officers patrol near the U.S. embassy in BeijingWASHINGTON (Reuters) – When Hillary Clinton made her first trip abroad as secretary of state, she baldly said the United States could not let human rights disputes get in the way of working with China on global challenges. Now that the blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng is under U.S. protection in Beijing, according to a U.S.-based rights group, the United States will find out if China has made the same calculation. Chen’s escape after 19 months of house arrest and apparent request for U.S. …



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