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Chinese
internet users have expressed anger, confusion and concern over Chen
Guangcheng's fate after state media reported he had left the US embassy in
Beijing.
Many have
voiced anger at China's demand for an apology over the episode from the US.
Without
giving any details on Chen except that he was "a native of Yinan County in
Shandong Province", Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin said he
"entered the US embassy in Beijing in late April and left of his own
volition after a six-day stay at the embassy", without giving any reason
why he did that.
The news
attracted immense attention from internet users. Despite heavy censorship on
Chen's case in recent days, a large number of comments have been posted on
Weibo, China's Twitter-like microblogging platform.
For many
Chinese, this is the first time they have ever heard of Chen Guangcheng.
"What
does this person do? How did he get into the embassy?" one confused microblogger
asked.
For those
who do know about Chen, the news is a cause for concern.
"Why
did he leave? The Yankees are unreliable," said a Weibo user.
"Hope
he and his family can go to America and live in peace," said another.
Others are
confident that the US will protect Chen and his family and have proposed
setting up more US missions in China to protect Chinese citizens.
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"As
the Americans can provide free medical care and guarantee personal safety, I
strongly propose that the USA establish a consulate in every Chinese
county," said microblogger "Middle School Girl".
A few
nationalist voices supported the Chinese Foreign Ministry's demand that the US
apologise for "interfering with China's internal affairs".
"The
US has never paused its attempt to contain China and destabilise China!"
said one Weibo user.
But many
more microbloggers - such as Li Kaisheng, a professor at Xiangtan University in
Hunan are unimpressed.
"This
is shamelessness on an unprecedented level," he wrote.
"When
a blind man has been subjected to long-term illegal detention and has had to
turn to a foreign embassy for protection, our foreign ministry spokesman Liu
Weimin turns a blind eye to the facts and asserts that 'China is a country
under the rule of law, and its citizens' legitimate rights and interests are
protected by the constitution and its laws'."
Other
contributors were equally scathing.
"They
always blame other countries for interfering with China's internal affairs. But
why don't they ever consider why the people have lost confidence in China's own
judiciary and would rather trust a foreign embassy?! Weibo user
"Milktea" asked.
Some
responses were noticeably cynical in their tone.
"The
US should not interfere with the CCP's [Chinese Communist Party] tyranny,"
A microblogger who calls himself "Expecting Dawn" wrote.
"This is
the CCP's turf. All people living here are slaves to the CCP and must
unconditionally accept the CCP's violent rule."
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