A week of diplomatic turmoil has appeared to culminate in a deal to bring blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng to the U.S. as a study abroad fellow. All week long, an economic summit in China featuring U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has been overshadowed by the controversy. Today, Secretary Clinton expressed gratitude over the possibility of Chen going to New York University.

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