Open this photo in gallery: A Chinese flag waves in front of the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, Oct. 29, 2015.Jason Lee/Reuters

In October, 2007, a U.S. diplomat met with Liu Jianchao, a senior Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry official, to lobby for a visa on behalf of Wall Street Journal reporter Ian Johnson.…

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