China-US relations embroiled over dissident at Beijing embassy

Spero News Monday 30th April, 2012

Guangcheng has escaped from house arrest to the U.S. Embassy in Beijing. The blind, self-taught attorney has been a vocal advocate of the rights of women and a strong critic of the oppression of the Chinese government. As the Secretary of State is scheduled to travel to China later this week, this turn of events poses a difficult situation for Chinese-American relations. "The Obama administration regards the blind Chinese human rights activist...

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