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...Yang, who is president of the Foundation for China in the 21st Century, was visiting China with another person’s passport in April 2002 when he was seized by the authorities while trying to board a plane. Until Tuesday’s meeting, no reliable proof of Yang’s safety had emerged...
...meeting came after renewed pressure on China from the international community. In early June, a United Nations committee declared Yang’s detention in violation of international law. And later that month, the House of Representatives passed a resolution condemning China for continuing to hold Yang...
Genser said he thought the decision by the Chinese government to allow Yang access to his lawyer was a product of such efforts...
...said that with the doors of communication to Yang thrown open, it did not appear they would close soon...
Still, Genser said, the good news would not make him or Fu complacent in their struggle to free Yang...