Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng offered US university fellowship
The US State Department has said that Chen Guangcheng has been offered a fellowship from an American university.
Spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said:
"Mr. Chen has been offered a fellowship from an American university, where he can be accompanied by his wife and two children.
"The Chinese Government has indicated that it will accept Mr. Chen's applications for appropriate travel documents.
"The United States government expects that the Chinese government will expeditiously process his applications for these documents, and make accommodations for his current medical condition.
"The United States government would then give visa requests for him and his immediate family priority attention."
– Victoria Nuland, spokeswoman for the US State Department