He has the attention of Secretary Clinton. What has she done for Aung San Suu Kyi?
Personally, I don't really believe anyone should judge the decisions he is making, but, I don't believe Secretary Clinton is a lightweight when it comes to those in any country that seek a path of democracy.
It just seems as though if he sincerely wants freedom he could find the opportunity with this administration while Clinton is Secretary of State.
By David Pierson, Los
Angeles Times
May 2, 2012, 7:11 p.m.
BEIJING —
For several hours, it appeared the U.S. and China had struck a deal that would
allow Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng to walk free — and avoid a diplomatic
disaster.
American officials said Wednesday that they had had obtained promises from Chinese authorities that the blind 40-year-old lawyer could live in a Chinese city of his choice and attend a university to continue his legal education. They portrayed Chen, who had dramatically fled house arrest in his village for the protection ofthe U.S. Embassyhundreds of miles away in Beijing, as exuberant over the deal….
American officials said Wednesday that they had had obtained promises from Chinese authorities that the blind 40-year-old lawyer could live in a Chinese city of his choice and attend a university to continue his legal education. They portrayed Chen, who had dramatically fled house arrest in his village for the protection ofthe U.S. Embassyhundreds of miles away in Beijing, as exuberant over the deal….
I am sure he has his reasons for seeking other alternatives he that is his wish, but, if he has the opportunity to be backed by the USA and stay in China I would encourage him to do so and seek to be the human rights attorney he longs to be and fight for his people. But, if he has issues with staying and being able to obtain those goals then perhaps he needs to ask for political asylum.
His reasons are his own, I am sure. There are others that have been educated in The West, like the late Prime Minister Bhutto. Difficult decision for him and the USA I am sure.
It would be best and I know China has the capacity, to listen to its people. China, for all its new wealth still has over a billion people to worry about. That is not an easy fix, either. While activists are good for a country, it is sometimes difficult for a country like China; which has only found its wealth in the last decade or so having opened its doors during the years of Nixon; a former Third World country to react to its own internal problems as quickly as it might like, too.
Apple's revolution in seeking better working conditions for employees in China is a wonderful beginning and it hasn't meet with a lot of resistance, it would seem. But, then there is the run-in with Google that gives an observer pause over the priorities of China. There again it seems it is about communicating 'unrest' across the internet.
In a world address last year, China stated it has a five year plan to improve the health and well being of the people of the country. It is a communist nation.
The reasons are his own and China should respect them if the country is unwilling to change its practices as viewed by Mr. Guangcheng. The lethargy that China is dealing with may be too much for him to cope with, too. No one's fault, really. Just the way it is.
