Activist Chen encourages media to probe China
- Published: 31 Jan 2013 at 09.44
- Online news: Asia
Chen Guangcheng, the Chinese activist who dramatically escaped house arrest last year, said foreign media had a critical impact in his country and urged them to keep up their coverage.
Chinese activist lawyer Chen Guangcheng leaves after being presented with the Tom Lantos Human Rights Prize in Washington, DC, on January 29, 2013. Chen, who dramatically escaped house arrest last year, says foreign media have had a critical impact in his country and urged them to keep up their coverage.
In an address inside the Washington National Cathedral, the blind self-taught lawyer reiterated his conviction that China will eventually reform due to the pressure from citizens who challenge one-party rule.
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