Chen Guangcheng writes a passionate letter to his friend in China, fellow human rights lawyer Li Heping, who has been detained by the regime since July
At two recent forums on China, renowned dissidents and academic critics agreed that the Chinese Communist rulers are slowing losing their grip on the country and control of the minds of the Chinese people.
Chen Guangcheng, the well-known Chinese human rights activist who now lives in exile in America, took in an evening of Shen Yun Performing Arts at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center on April 11.
Chinese dissident-lawyer Chen Guangcheng has come out with a statement stating he is being forced from his fellowship at New York University due to pressure from the Chinese regime.
Before President Obama met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, leaders of human rights and faith organizations joined together to urge Obama to call for the release of 16 prisoners known as the China 16. At a press conference on June 6, Chen Guangcheng, joined by family members of the prisoners, expressed hopes that Obama would make human rights the centerpiece of negotiations with Xi.