BEIJING (Reuters) - Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng is now under U.S. protection in Beijing after fleeing from house arrest, a supporter of his told Reuters on Saturday, threatening to open up a new front of tensions between the two governments. The United States has not provided any official confirmation of reports from rights activists that Chen, who was spirited away from house arrest at his home in Shandong province, had fled into the U.S. embassy. China declined to comment on Saturday on the issue, which now threatens to overshadow a top-level China-U.S. ...
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