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Update on Blind Chinese Activist

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    Will he come to U.S.?

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There's no precise time -- Martha but we just got word from the State Department that they're gonna speed things up and spokesperson Victoria new wind just said quote.

The United States government expects that the Chinese Government will expeditiously process -- applications for these documents.

And make accommodations for its current medical condition the United States government would then give visa requests.

For him and his immediate family.

Priority attention and about ninety minutes ago we heard from secretary of state Clinton who said she is encouraged by this -- recent turn.

Over the course of the day.

Progress has been made to help him have the future that he wants.

And -- we will.

Be staying in touch with him.

Adds this process moves forward.

And Secretary Clinton also said that since the beginning all efforts with -- have been guided by his choices and our values.

Mary interesting so any word on how long he -- a Stanley plan to stay in the United States Peter.

The plan is only for a few months Martha and -- apparently has an invitation from new York university and why you to come and study that's according to a friend of his go use Sean.

Who also said -- never told the media he wanted to political asylum and that he never directly or indirectly criticized the US embassy for forcing him -- walk out this friend says what our ambassador Gary Locke said yesterday that -- Walked out on his own free will and Chan is grateful to all the diplomats who helped him.