the overall human rights situation in china continues to deteriorate. he was the rep sensitive during two days of talks. he cited democracy activist lu shao bo. posner says officials have called on the chinese to release those in detention or allow access to lawyers. chen jwan chang escaped house arrest in china and went to new york in may. he spoke with us about his fears and hopes. alec hurst reports. translator: for six or seven years, he was under surveillance by the authorities. i was not even allowed to call my family. two months have passed since chen arrived in the united states as a visiting scholar at new york university. he lives there on campus with his family. he told us that human rights in china are detee you re rariorai china. translator: things are really bad now. my nephew is bei ining tortured. i don t know what is happening now. chen, who is blind is one of china s best known human rights activists. in april. he escaped from house arrest and