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China Approves Passports for Chen Guangcheng’s Family

China has granted passports to the mother and eldest brother of blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng, according to Reuters: Eldest brother Chen Guangfu said a passport application for him and his mother had unexpectedly been approved, after months of obfuscation by local officials. “They were sent over this morning … Of course I’ve very happy as we’d been applying for a lo

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