Locke burst again into the spotlight when he cut short a vacation in Bali to help bring self-taught legal activist Chen Guangcheng, fleeing illegal house arrest, into the U.S. Embassy. The recriminations came on strong: The Beijing Youth Daily blasted Locke for "putting on a show," while the Beijing Daily News warned him against "flagrantly meddling in other country's domestic politics." So did the praise: Netizens have nicknamed Locke "Director of the Office of Petitions and Appeals," his "office" being the last resort for Chinese citizens seeking justice.
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