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interview. >> he also said chinese authoritiy ies have set up seve new surveillance cameras at his home where his mother still lives. chen says the reassurances he got before leaving the embassy have not been kept and his rights are being violated. u.s. state department spokesperson victoria nuland said chen had a change of mind after half a day in the hospital. she added the u.s. government is rethinking its agreement with china and negotiating the possibility of chen and his family abroad. chinese government is trying to avoid a lengthy dispute that could accelerate demands for dem...

>> translator: i think the people understand the necessity in the consumption tax increase. we can work together to change the policy, if we look at the big picture, not just the politics of this. >> the legislation would increase the consumption tax in two stages. it would rise to 8% in april 2014, then to 10% in october 2015. the bill would ease the burden on low income earners by giving them tax waivers and cash handouts. those in the main opposition party, the liberal democrats, could not wait to step in with their complaints. they're demanding a general election before the diet ...

line to do that. cabinet members approved the bill friday. it passed the legislation would increase the consumption tax in two stages. it would rise to 8% in april 2014 from the current 5% and then on to 10% in october 2015. the increase would be used mainly to fund social security measures. the bill also calls for cash handouts and tax waivers as a way to ease the burden on low-income earners. prime minister noda is expected to hold a press conference later friday to explain his decision. it's a controversial one. and not everyone in his ruling democratic party supports it. and the ...