Blind Chinese activist leaves for US
A blind Chinese activist was hurriedly taken from a hospital Saturday and boarded a plane that took off for the United States, closing a nearly monthlong diplomatic tussle that had tested U.S.-China relations.
Chen Guangcheng, his wife and their two children were on United Airlines Flight 88, which took off late Saturday afternoon from the Beijing airport. The flight was scheduled to arrive in Newark, N.J., Saturday evening.
Earlier Saturday, Chen spoke to The Associated Press by phone from the airport, saying that he had left the hospital where he’d been staying and expected to leave for Newark, outside New York City.