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Mr. Hu said Mr. Chen had been working on a way to escape since his confinement began in 2010 and that he had tried in 2011 to dig a tunnel into his neighbor's compound, but that it had been discovered by guards.
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"Every person's experience is different, but most have less influence than before, " Mr. Hu said in an interview.
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"Without those promises, he would be grabbed and taken away as soon as he left the embassy, " Mr. Hu said.
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The activist set the stage for his escape by refusing to come out of his house over a period of weeks so that guards would grow accustomed to not seeing him, Mr. Hu said.
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In a rare interview with foreign media, Mr Hu acknowledged the "differences and sensitive issues", but said co-operation rather than confrontation would serve both sides best.
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" When Ms. Hu came onstage a second time, to collect Mr. Dimon's award, Mr. Velshi said, "Hashtag, six billion.
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