Chen Guangcheng, China’s blind lawyer recognized for continued fight for nation’s most vulnerable

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GQ names China’s Chen Guangcheng rebel of the year

AFP – Men’s magazine GQ has named blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng its rebel of the year, seven months after his escape from house arrest and flight to the US embassy sparked a diplomatic row. Chen left China for the United States after fleeing his home in eastern Shandong province.