What Chen's Case Means for Broader Rights Issues

Created: 2012-05-20 21:03 EST

Category: China > China Focus
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Blind Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng landed in the US on Saturday—a major breakthrough in a four-week affair that has made headlines in every major media around the world. But what will Chen's case mean for broader human rights issues in China? And what is the key rights issue—that goes far beyond Cheng's case—that China's leaders are concerned about?