Byline: TED ANTHONY Associated Press
BEIJING -- A Tibetan teacher believed to be China's longest-held political prisoner arrived in the United States on Saturday, freed nine years early on medical grounds, a leading U.S. human rights activist said.
Tanak Jigme Sangpo, 74, arrived in Chicago from Beijing on Saturday afternoon in ``pretty good health'' despite serious high blood pressure and coronary disease, said John Kamm, president of the San Francisco-based Duihua Foundation. He said Jigme Sangpo was ``frail but mentally sharp.''
Kamm attributed the release to China's post-Sept. 11 desire to bolster relations with Washington.
``I'm not …
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