WASHINGTON: The blind Chinese dissident that escaped to the United States in 2012 is now an American citizen.
Chen Guangcheng, spoke through a translator, said in an interview with the Associated Press last week he was “very grateful that America, this free country, has welcomed us.” Chen met with a legal team member on July 8 at Manchester, New Hampshire, to celebrate.
He became a US citizen in Baltimore on June 21.
“This is a long journey from being under house arrest in China to become a US citizen.
It took 15 years,” said George Bruno, former US Ambassador to Belize and one of Chen’s lawyers.
International symbols for human dignity after running on local government officials to uncover forced aborations carried out as part of China’s one-child policy, Chen was subject to illegal persecution and detention to advising villagers on how to fight official violations.
After undergoing four years in prison for the supporter of what was called allegations of fabrication, Chen was stored under house arrest to escape in 2012, avoiding Cordon security around his house.
In East China Shandong Province and placed himself under the protection of US diplomats.
Chen 2012 flights to the US Embassy in Beijing triggered a six-day diplomatic struggle between the US and China, threatened to run out the strategic negotiations of the State Secretary Hillary Clinton which was intended to build trust between the world’s superpower and its upcoming rival.
Last year, Chen discussed the Republican National Convention, he called other countries to support President Donald Trump in leading the coalition to “stop China’s aggression.” Chen, 49, a colleague of visits at the American Catholic University, said he hoped America would be standing near the Chinese people “against the Communist Party.
“The human rights situation worsened,” he said.
“When people in China are more aware of their rights because they get more information online, and have more requests for their rights, the Communist Party becomes more and more worried about losing their control and power, and it produces more Many and more power to suppress people to protect control of power.
“Spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in Washington did not respond to a request for comments.
Chen also said the United States needs to take a louder line with the Communist Party, or the CPC, and “surrendered to the relief policy.” “If we only negotiate with Mr., they will not be afraid.
The BPK is always unreasonable and arbitrary.”