US says China activist's visa is ready
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The State Department says US visas for Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng and his family are ready for them to travel to America once Beijing gives the green light. Spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said Tuesday the visa processing was completed more than a week ago for Chen, his wife and two children, to allow him to study at a university in New York.
Chen, a blind legal activist, has been sheltering at a Beijing hospital after his flight from house arrest to the US Embassy in late April, triggering a diplomatic crisis. China has said it would accept Chen's application for travel documents to leave the country. (AP)
