the case of the blind activist; chen guangcheng, a person of national interest
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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
101
GROUP PRESENTATION
ON CHINA
THE CASE OF THE BLIND ACTIVIST;
CHEN GUANGCHENG.
A PERSON OF INTERNATIONAL INTEREST.
CHINA
CHINA• Population : over 1.3 billion
by land area
• Single-party state governed by the Communist Party of China
• Mixed economy state with recently increasing private ownership under post -Mao
leadership
to US in 2012 by both nominal and purchasing power parity
• Recognized nuclear power state
• World’s largest standing army and second-largest defense budget
• Characterized as ( permanent member of UNSC)
• Strict manipulation of social media
record
RECENT DIPLOMATIC AFFAIR
A blind Chinese activist named Chen Guangcheng, known for
his acts
escaped from house arrest on the night of 22nd April
and took refuge at the in Beijing.
“THE STORY of how Chen Guangcheng, a 40-year-old blind villager,
escaped through the prison-like security cordon surrounding his home and
ended up hundreds of miles away in Beijing under American diplomatic
protection will long be recounted as one of the most dramatic episodes in
America’s dealings with China over human rights.”
~The Economist
CHEN GUANGCHENG
TIMELINEThe Escape; 22nd April
The Announcement of the escape; 27th April
Kurt M. Campbell, an assistant secretary of State, arrived in Beijing; 29th April
Conformation of Chen’s location inside US Embassy and negotiations made; 2nd May
Chen was sent to Beijing's Chaoyang Hospital for medical treatment; 2nd May
Beijing Daily described Chen as "a tool and a pawn for American politicians to blacken China”; 4th May
Chen, his wife, and his two children had been granted U.S. visas and departed Beijing on a commercial flight for Newark, New Jersey; 19th May
THE SECRETARY ON THE CASE
“A constructive relationship includes
about those areas where including
human rights.”
~Hillary Clinton
CLEVER INSIGHT
On April 30, at The Atlantic Wire, there was a talk of a way that
things could be worked that would
"If the Americans agree to take Chen in, that removes him as a
and serves a gracious
concession on behalf of the party ahead of the upcoming
summit. It isn't the ideal situation, but given the disaster that
Chen's escape could have become, it's a chance
Plus, the Americans get to say
they took while simultaneously
doing the Chinese
ANALYSIS OF THE SITUATION
• Importance of (Chen Guangcheng).
• Impact on
• China’s world image regarding
• Enthusiasm among activists in China.
• Image of US among Chinese population.
• China’s
Potential Power = [Aware citizens + Economic power + Military
Power] * ( Strategy + )
OUR VIEWS• China- US relation is more of like a cobweb where
each has It is hard to say
who has the in the situation.
• This whole thing is a part of a new race for
achieving the where USA was the
former winner and is still
• The underlying question is will China outdo US in
this race???