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We've reported on an appeal made by a woman whose father has been sentenced to death for espionage. On Wednesday Ran Chen spoke to the BBC - on what she believed to be the eve of her father's execution. On Thursday morning she was allowed to visit... ...full story at James Reynolds

from James Reynolds on Thu, Nov 27 2008

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