"Very busy lately, huh?" Lao Liu greets me one morning on my way to work. "What's going on with this Chen Guangcheng guy?" My friend, who works for a multinational company, had heard chatter about Chen and wanted to find out more. I was in a rush so I told him quickly about Chen, the blind activist from a rural town in Shandong who has been mistreated for years by local officials, and how he had slipped into the U.S. embassy in Beijing creating a diplomatic spat with China. Lao Liu is not alone. Many ordinary Chinese have been in the dark about Chen's dramatic escape.
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Many ordinary Chinese have been in the dark about Chen Guangcheng's dramatic escape
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The blind activist had escaped house arrest and sought refuge in the U.S. embassy in Beijing
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Xinhua: China seeking U.S. apology for giving refuge to a Chinese citizen "via abnormal means"
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Analysts say both sides may seek a compromise solution that could lead to Chen leaving for the U.S.
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