Tense

U.S. Sends Diplomat to China

To discuss dissident situation.

A senior U.S. diplomat has been dispatched to China as tensions rise between the two countries over Chinese dissent Chen Guangcheng seeking refuge at the American Embassy in Beijing. Kurt M. Campbell, an assistant secretary of state, landed in China Sunday to discuss the matter with officials and ensure it doesn’t impair relations. This week, Hillary Clinton has scheduled meetings with Chinese leadership, who gathered today to decide what to tell her, according to an official. Today, Mitt Romney called for the American government to do everything in their power to protect Guangcheng, and put pressure on China to end human rights abuses. An activist friend of Guangcheng’s confirmed that he has, indeed, taken refuge at the American Embassy.