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Channel 4 News Asia Correspondent John Sparks blogs on the fate of Chen Guangcheng's family - the Chinese dissident's nephew is in jail and could face the death penalty.
For a group of undercover policemen, they were certainly fashionably dressed.
Don't come to this blog for fixed views, and paint-by-numbers journalism which seeks out the interviews and facts to fit a pre-conceived thesis.
The blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng arrives to begin a new life in the United States vowing to fight against injustice in his homeland.
The Chinese government is always accusing the Dalai Lama of courting media attention, but in London this morning he was avoiding the questions which would guarantee coverage.
"According to the law, every Chinese citizen is entitled to a passport and is free to travel overseas as they wish. The reality, however, is that certain individuals hidden behind the invisible screen
China and the US have been negotiating over Chen Guangcheng's future after the self-educated lawyer sought the protection of the Americans in their embassy last week. As part of a still-evolving deal,
China says that the blind dissident Chen Guangcheng can apply to study abroad, suggesting a possible resolution to the country's diplomatic crisis with the United States.
Blind Chinese dissident appeals for asylum in the United States, putting further strain on Hilary Clinton's official talks with Beijing.
Exclusive: Chen Guangcheng tells Channel 4 News he left the US embassy for hospital as part of an "agreement" with the Chinese government, but despite promises, no-one from the US embassy is with him.
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