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DALLAS, April 3, 2013 /Christian Newswire/ -- ChinaAid and The George W. Bush Institute are co-hosting a live online chat with blind Chinese lawyer and human rights activist Chen Guangcheng about freedom and the rule of law on Wednesday April 3.

Chen's one-hour live discussion will be with Ambassador Jim Glassman, founding executive director of The George W. Bush Institute in Dallas.

For more details and to submit questions, go to:

www.freedomcollection.org/askchen

www.facebook.com/TheBushCenter

twitter.com/thebushcenter

ChinaAid will report on the event.

Also on Wednesday, President Bush and Ms. Laura Bush will meet with Chen, his wife Yuan Weijing, and their son and daughter, as well as ChinaAid founder and president Bob Fu, at his private quarters at the new Bush President Center.

Chen and his family were honored last night, Tuesday April 2, at ChinaAid's annual banquet in Midland, Texas, where Chen was awarded the 2013 "Defender of Freedom Award." The 2012 award went to three mainland Chinese lawyers.