Thursday, May 17, 2012

Chen Guangcheng

For the last week or so it has looked like China was going to allow Chen to go to the United States to "study." That would be preliminary to emigration. Today Chen said he had been told that his travel visas would be ready in about two weeks.

If this comes to pass it will be an instance in which the PRC demonstrated that it could be trusted, contrary to what I wrote a couple of weeks ago.  It would be an instance in which Secretary Clinton's negotiating strategy would be proven to be wise, contrary to what I wrote previously. It would be an instance in which I was unwise, and contrary.