Jerome A. Cohen pioneered the study of Chinese law in the United States. He met with Zhou Enlai, trained Chinese officials and helped American firms set up in China. Now, even at 90, he presses Beijing on its human rights record.
To call it a daring escape is an understatement. After four years in prison, Chen Guangcheng had spent another three years under house arrest with his family. The local government in Shandong province had covered his windows with metal sheeting, cut him off from all contact with the outside world, and sent guards to patrol his home around the clock.
Blind since infancy, Chen would have to not only evade the guards, but also somehow navigate his way through the village, undetected, to me
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Bob Fu's relationship with China has gone through phases. First, he thought money would solve his problems there; then he joined protesters at Tiananmen Square, thinking the politics could change. In the end, he determined, only God could save China, and he's been fighting for religious freedom in China ever since he resettled in Texas. With his nonprofit, ChinaAid, prospering like never before, he says the U.S. is finally catching on.
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