Politics Quiet Diplomacy over Chen Guangcheng May 22, 2012 1 By Steve Tsang. Quiet diplomacy has long received short shrift from China when addressing human rights issues. The case of Chen Guangcheng, however, marks a…
International Relations Time to let Chen Guangcheng leave for the US May 4, 2012 2 By Steve Tsang. The blind Chinese activist, Chen Guangcheng, had escaped illegal confinement, sought safety in the US embassy in Beijing for six days, and…
Culture and Society Devil’s advocates and people’s advocates: stability, the law, and Chen Guangcheng May 2, 2012 2 By Jackie Sheehan. I appreciate the spirit in which Sam Beatson’s piece on the Chen Guangcheng case was offered. It nicely modelled the leaps in…
Culture and Society Some Devil’s Advocacy – Chen Guangcheng’s Escape May 1, 2012 4 By Sam Beatson. News abounds that blind dissident activist, Chen Guangcheng, made an escape to the US embassy in Beijing this week. Democratic media has…
