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Chen starts life in US as China stays quiet

AFP

Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng began his new life in the United States on Sunday after a warm welcome but in Beijing he leaves behind a diplomatic mess that may prevent him ever returning home. Chen, a self-taught lawyer, landed in New York with his wife and two young children on Saturday