Chinese Activist Says Some Progress Is Made

BY CARLOS TEJADA AND CAROL E. LEE

BEIJING?Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng said he has made some progress in his effort to leave China to study in the U.S., but he continued to question the treatment of a family member by Chinese officials.

Ratcheting up pressure on Beijing, a bipartisan group of U.S. senators, including potential Republican vice presidential nominee Marco Rubio of Florida, is writing directly to President Hu Jintao to express concern about the handling of Mr. Chen and his family.

In an brief interview Tuesday, Mr. Chen said the Chinese government still must prove it will carry through with its commitment to let him ...

BY CARLOS TEJADA AND CAROL E. LEE

BEIJING?Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng said he has made some progress in his effort to leave China to study in the U.S., but he continued to question the treatment of a family member by Chinese officials.

Ratcheting up pressure on Beijing, a bipartisan group of U.S. senators, including potential Republican vice presidential nominee Marco Rubio of Florida, is writing directly to President Hu Jintao to express concern about the handling of Mr. Chen and his family.

In an brief interview Tuesday, Mr. Chen said the Chinese government still must prove it will carry through with its commitment to let him ...

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