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May 3, 2012

Chen Guangcheng: U.S. Failed on Human Rights

Steven Jiang, CNN

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CNN spoke with Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng and his wife Yuan Weijing from his Beijing hospital room just before 3 a.m. (3 p.m. ET) on Thursday, May 3, hours after he left the U.S. embassy of his own volition to seek medical care.

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TAGGED: United States, Barack Obama, China, Chen Guangcheng, Yuan Weijing

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