China says blind dissident can apply to study abroad
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2:51am EDT 1 of 2. A handout photo from the U.S. Embassy Beijing Press office shows U.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke (L) talking on a mobile phone as he accompanies blind activist Chen Guangcheng (R) in a car, in Beijing, May 2, 2012. Picture taken May 2, 2012.
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China said on Friday blind dissident Chen Guangcheng could apply to study abroad, suggesting an end may be near to a diplomatic crisis that has soured relations between Beijing and Washington
Credit: Reuters/US Embassy Beijing Press Office/Handout
Chris Buckley and Andrew Quinn
BEIJING/WASHINGTON
Fri May 4, 2012 5:12am EDT link-
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/04/us-china-dissident-chen-idUSBRE8430AV20120504