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Activist’s Escape Tests Chinese & US Governments

Chen Guangcheng’s escape from house arrest to the US embassy (as seems increasingly likely) has presented both Washington and Beijing with difficulties ahead of high-level talks this week. The episode threatens to further disrupt the Chinese government’s smooth path towards its leadership transition later this year, while forcing the Obama administration to strike a more than usually pr