BEIJING (Reuters) - When five Chinese women's rights advocates were detained in early March, diplomats and activists worked together in an unusual effort to put pressure on Beijing to free them ahead of a Chinese-sponsored women's summit in New York in September.
It is unclear whether the campaign by Western diplomats, activists and Chinese rights campaigners, including a suggestion that China be dropped as a summit sponsor, led to the surprise release of the women last month.
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