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Article: Exiled Chinese activist reportedly leaves Hong Kong for United States
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- March 21, 1998
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DIDI KIRSTEN TATLOW Associated Press Writer
AP Online
03-21-1998
HONG KONG (AP) _ An exiled Chinese democracy activist who was refused entry to Hong Kong has left for the United States, dissident sources said today.
A critical figure in China's democracy movement, Wang Bingzhang broke his nearly two-decade exile in January, slipping into China under an alias to help forge ties between his New York-based activist group and Beijing dissidents.
Captured by Chinese police in the eastern city of Bengbu last month, he was immediately deported to the United States. The action apparently was aimed at minimizing friction between the United States and China at a time of improving ties.
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