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CAMP DAVID, Md. May 19 (Reuters) – A senior White House
official on Saturday welcomed blind Chinese dissident Chen
Guangcheng’s departure for the United States, and praised
diplomatic efforts in both Washington and Beijing that defused a
standoff over his status.
“Mr. Chen and his wife and two sons are on the way to the
United States. We welcome this development and the fact that he
will be able to pursue a course of study here in the United
States upon his arrival,” said Ben Rhodes of the National
Security Council.
“We are pleased that this was able to reach a resolution,”
Rhodes told reporters during the Group of Eight summit the
United States is hosting at Camp David, Maryland.
(Reporting By Jeff Mason; Editing by Vicki Allen)
