Chinese outrage after US shields blind activist

Al Jazeera English 2012-08-23

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He spent a week sheltering in the US embassy in Beijing after escaping house arrest.

Now blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng is in hospital, he says he has been given assurances about his safety.

The incident had threatened to overshadow a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Al Jazeera's Harry Fawcett reports.

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