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Mitt Romney accuses Obama administration of mishandling Chinese human rights activist

By Callum Borchers

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  May 03, 2012

Mitt Romney on Thursday blasted the Obama administration for its handling of Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng, who said he felt coerced into leaving the safety of the US embassy in Beijing. Chen, who is blind, is a human rights activist who escaped house arrest last week and sought refuge at the American embassy. Romney accused the administration of putting talks about currency and trade, and the nuclear threats posed by Iran and North Korea ahead of Chen’s protection.

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