Chinese Activist Lawyer Chen Guangcheng Phones US Congress for Help

Chinese Activist Lawyer Chen Guangcheng Phones US Congress for Help: "WASHINGTON, DC (ANS) -- Following dramatic confusion over his wishes regarding staying in China or seeking asylum in the United States, Chinese human rights lawyer Chen Guangcheng has telephoned a US Congressional hearing to plead for help in his attempts to leave China with his family.

Chen said he feared for the safety of his family and wanted to meet visiting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton face-to-face, according to a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) online report.

Chen is still in a Beijing hospital sealed off by Chinese police, following a week spent at the US embassy which he left after initially accepting China's assurances of his safety."

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