Zhou Yongkang completed a tour of the volatile region of Xinjiang last week, a sign that he still had a firm hold on his post despite having opposed the purging of Bo Xilai.
The White House has welcomed the arrangement allowing a blind Chinese activist to leave Beijing and fly to the United States with his wife and two sons.
CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) - The White House on Saturday welcomed news that blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng was headed to the United States, and said it was pleased with efforts by China to reach a resolution to the diplomatic standoff. (Reporting By Jeff Mason; Editing by Vicki Allen)
Google says authorities in China have approved its acquisition of Motorola Mobility. This brings the Internet search giant closer to completing its biggest deal ever.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Blind Chinese legal activist, Chen Guangcheng, will study as a fellow at New York University's School of Law, the institution said in a statement on Saturday. "I am very happy to receive the news that Chen Guangcheng is on his way to the U.S. I look forward to welcoming him and his family tonight and to working with him on his course of study," said Jerome Cohen, co-director of the U.S.-Asia Law Institute at the New York University School of Law. ...
Blind activist Chen Guangcheng told a friend Saturday just before flying to the United States that he was "happy" to be leaving China but worried about the safety of relatives left behind.
Chen Guangcheng, the Chinese human rights activist who ignited a diplomatic frenzy when he escaped house arrest last month, says he is at a Beijing airport about to board a flight for New York.
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