Chinese dissident at Beijing airport heading for US

2012-05-19 9

Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng says he is at Beijing International Airport ready to leave for the US but has still not received a passport.

The activist had been staying at a Beijing hospital after causing a diplomatic rift between China and Washington last month when he escaped from house arrest and took refuge at the American embassy.

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