U.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke holds blind activist Chen Guangcheng's hands as they talk in Beijing.
Blog Post
North Korea, Human Rights and Chen Guangcheng
May 16, 2012, Roberta Cohen
The escape of Chinese human rights dissident Chen Guangcheng became a principal item on the U.S.-China agenda, but according to Roberta Cohen, it is unlikely something similar could happen in North Korea. Cohen examines what lessons can be learned from the Chinese experience for those dealing with human right issues in North Korea.