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Lawmaker, university spar over 'control' of Chinese dissident in U.S.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. congressman who has been blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng's main champion in Washington said people working for New York University have tried to keep him from meeting Chen, barging into a meeting on Capitol Hill and pulling Chen out on one occasion.Full story

China pressured U.S. university to ask me to leave, dissident says

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Chinese dissident who fled his home country to become a visiting scholar at New York University accused the school on Sunday of asking him to leave because of "unrelenting pressure" from China. Full story

Chinese dissident to leave New York University shortly

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng, who left his home country last year and became a visiting scholar at New York University, will leave the school this summer but will likely remain in the United States, university officials said on Thursday. Full story

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Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng speaks to journalists following an appearance in New York in this May 3, 2013, file photo. Guangcheng, who left his home country last year and became a visiting scholar at New York University, will leave the school this summer but will likely remain in the United St

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