Guo Yushan (; born 1977) is a Chinese scholar and human rights activist. He is a co-founder of a

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Transition Institute. He was detained on October 12, 2014, on the criminal charge of provoking troubles. In 2012, Guo was instrumental in helping the blind activist Chen Guangcheng travel to

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after Chen escaped from house arrest in an eastern Chinese village. Chen then sought shelter in the U.S. Embassy and subsequently went to the United States to study law after negotiations on his behalf by the U.S. Secretary of State,

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