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...plight of Linyi's women was publicized by a most unlikely man. Chen Guangcheng was blinded at a young age in Linyi and learned massage in Beijing, one of the few subjects those without sight in China are allowed to study. But Chen was fascinated by law and while in Beijing sat in on several university law courses. Returning to Linyi, he became a legal activist, advising peasants on land and tax disputes. In March, a stream of distraught peasants complained to him of forced sterilizations and the detentions of family members. Chen, 34, had heard about the campaign; many...
...August, Chen was under house arrest for his activities. Seven people, he and his wife say, were stationed outside his home to watch him. But Chen felt he had to escape to Beijing to continue with the lawsuit. On the evening of Aug. 25, while police snoozed outside, he sneaked out in the dark. Hearing someone follow him, Chen threw handfuls of gravel in different directions to confuse his pursuer. "The night gives me an advantage," says Chen. "I can navigate better than people with sight can." With a relative as a guide, Chen fled into fields of tall corn...
Whistle-blowers in China often face retribution for publicizing official malfeasance. "I know I'm at risk, but I cannot give up, because people are depending on me," said Chen shortly before he was detained. Yet even if Chen is released from house arrest and his lawsuit succeeds, it will do little to change the fate of women like Hu Bingmei. When family-planning officials came to fetch her in May for a forced sterilization, Hu escaped with her two daughters to her parents' home in another village. Several days later, seven officials showed up, she says, grabbed her younger...
...Philippines and trained in classic French cooking, was selected after a six-month search, becoming the first woman to hold the position. She will prepare all of the first family's meals, as well as state and official dinners. CLOSED. AN INQUIRY into the shooting of Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian and Vice President Annette Lu on the eve of the March 2004 presidential elections; by the Supreme Prosecutors Office; in Taipei. Officials concluded that Chen Yi-hsiung, a retired construction worker dissatisfied with Chen's policies, acted alone in the assassination attempt. He later died in an apparent suicide...
...know if donated food really goes to the poor and needy. How can one expect to resolve a crisis without being certain of the facts? We should decide to provide aid only if we know for certain the hungry will receive the food. Jennifer Bo-yu Chen Bangkok...