The sad journey of Chen Guangcheng - HUMAN EVENTS: It therefore came as something of a surprise when Chen left the U.S. embassy and handed himself back to the Chinese government, checking into a Beijing hospital for the treatment of injuries he sustained during his escape. American officials initially stated this was Chen’s freely chosen path, after he received assurances of safety from the Chinese government… but then a different, and much darker, story began to emerge.
Fox News reports Chen “now claims Chinese officials threatened to kill his wife if he did not leave the American Embassy where he had sought sanctuary,” and furthermore implicates U.S. officials in relaying these brutal threats. He also said American officials were supposed to accompany him to the Beijing hospital, but no one stayed behind after he was deposited there, and now he wants to flee the country with his family… an option that is clearly no longer on the table.
Embassy officials dispute Chen’s story, and say they only relayed the Chinese government’s promise to move his family back to their home province, where he was long held under arrest, rather than any direct threats of violence.
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