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Different from texas, or california, or someone from the south is different from someone from the north. China is a massive, diverse country. If you come to visit, do not spend all of your time just in beijing. Try to go somewhere different. Other places are nothing like beijing. When i have friends come to visit, i love to go out and try regional foods. Hunan food middle eastern food, just to give people a flavor that, when we talk about china, and i am guilty of it too, it is just a short hand...

California, or someone from the south is different from someone from the north. China is a massive, diverse country. If you come to visit, do not spend all of your time just in beijing. Try to go somewhere different. Other places are nothing like beijing. When i have friends come to visit, i love to go out and try regional foods. Hunan food, middle eastern food, just to give people a flavor that when we talk about china, and i am guilty of it too, it is just a short hand. There is no one china. ...

Communist party. I think the escape of the blind activist got as much attention from folks back here who are interested in the human rights question. Chen guangchens escape from harsh treatment and interrogation. Partly because he is blind and being a human rights lawyer and activist. Somehow, he escaped from these conditions. He made his way hundreds of miles from the province to beijing. That really got a lot of attention. That was a pretty dramatic story that happened over the last year. How ...

Town where allegedly he was mistreated by local officials. and he wanted the mistreatment to be investigated and the chinese government has made a commitment to do just that. well be watching this very carefully. were engaged with him and his family. well remain engaged in the days, weeks and months ahead. my understanding is everything we did was consistent with his wishes and with our values. >> the chinese foreign ministry has now said they want an apology from the united states for interferi...

Saw the our assistance. we provide provided the assi assistance and now of course, he is has left the embassy and he has worked with the chinese government tough ensure that some commitments that he saw the will be kept. so, i dont know see this as repeating itself. again, i think the result that we have is one thats consistent with what mr. chen was seeking, consistent our values and consistent with the kind of cooperation weve tried to build with beijing. >> and tony, if he decides, if we asce...

Saying, im very happy to receive the news that chen guangchen is on his way to the u.s. i look forward to welcoming him and his family tonight and to working with him on his course of study. upon his departure from beijing this morning, he said he was not happy, though, about leaving and he worried about retaliation against his extended family back home. chen gained recognition for crusading for the disabled and for fighting against forced abortion in his rural community. he was arrested in 2006...

Doug? >> arthel, this is really the culmination of a triumph faint struggle by chen guangchen who was taking to the beijing airport unexpectedly this morning. he was not told until his arrival there that he, his wife, and two children were going to the united states on a commercial flight. it is not known whether chen will deliver remarks upon his arrival, which is expected at any time, probably within 30 minutes. early this afternoon, deputy national security advisor ben rhodes speaking from ca...

Topping the news, here comes alberto, the first official tropical storm of the atlantic season. storms off the coast of south carolina will. well track the latest movement of this growing storm. >> rick: plus, mother nature offering a a little hope to hundreds of firefighters who are battling wildfires across several western states. well have a live report for you. >> arthel: also on armed forces day, inspiring story of the life long bond between a wounded vet and his comrade headed home from th...

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