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Chinese activist now in US: State Dept

Chinese writer and blogger Lu Haitao is now in the United States, a top US official said Thursday, refusing to confirm whether he has been given asylum.

Paramilitary guards paint a demarcation line outside the US embassy in Beijing on April 28, 2012. Chinese writer and blogger Lu Haitao is now in the United States, a top US official said Thursday, refusing to confirm whether he has been given asylum.

"I can confirm that he and his wife are in the United States. As you know, we don't confirm or deny asylum issues," State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said.

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