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Signs of a way forward on Chen Guangcheng diplomatic crisis

Chen Guangcheng may be coming to the United States after all. The State Department announced Friday morning that a U.S. university had offered him a fellowship and Chinese officials said he could apply for study abroad, like thousands of Chinese do every year. It’s the latest development in a tumultuous diplomatic negotiation between the two countries.

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