The Republican convention spotlights the Chinese exiles who are Trump’s loudest supporters

Among the long list of speakers attending the third night of the Republican convention, a name unfamiliar to most Americans quickly stood out.

Chen Guangcheng, a blind Chinese human rights activist who fled to the US in 2012, used his spot on Wednesday (Aug. 26) to praise president Donald Trump for leading the fight against China’s aggression.

“Standing up to fight unfairness is not easy, I know. So does President Trump,” said Chen, who also criticized the Obama administration, which negotiated his departure from China, for appeasing the Chinese Communist Party and allowing it to “infiltrate and corrode” the global community.

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