US slams China's jailing of dissident's nephew

The United States on Friday blasted Chinese authorities for the jailing of the nephew of blind lawyer Chen Guangcheng, saying he was the victim of a “deeply flawed legal process.”

“We are deeply disturbed about reports that Chen Kegui, the nephew of human rights advocate Chen Guangcheng, was tried and convicted today in a legal proceeding in China that lacked basic due process guarantees,” State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland told reporters.

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