Blind China activist preparing to head to US
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A blind Chinese activist whose escape from a rural village set off a diplomatic tussle between Beijing and Washington says he is at an airport waiting to leave for the United States.
Chen Guangcheng told The Associated Press that he has left the hospital where he'd been staying and is at the Beijing airport. He expects to leave for the U.S. later Saturday. He says his wife and two children are with him, but that they do not yet have their passports. Also with him are hospital and border control staff. (AP)
