world it was chen s desire to remain in china, but the 40-year-old blind dissident is now receiving medical treatment after sustaining a foot injury escaping house arrest with the help of supporters last week. chen told the associated press that u.s. officials informed him of a threat that his wife would be beaten to death if he did not leave the american embassy. state department officials have insisted that is not the case. in a phone be interview with sky news, chen explained why he s worried. translator: when i was inside the u.s. embassy, i couldn t get information. now i have it, and i can sense certain things, and i ve changed my mind. reporter: the timing is awkward for secretary of state hillary clinton who is in china with treasury secretary tim geithner to discuss economic and global security issues. today clinton didn t mention chen by name but did mention the broader issue. the united states raises the importance of human rights and fundamental freedoms bec
his family to safety today. the state department made a deal with china that has now blown up, and it is not clear if we can now save this guy even if we wanted to. mike emanuel starts our coverage live in washington. reporter: it s not clear if something got lost in translation or if blind chinese dissident realized after leaving the safety of the u.s. embassy that his family was in serious danger. american officials had told the world it was chen s desire to remain in china, but the 40-year-old blind dissident is now receiving medical treatment after sustaining a foot injury escaping house arrest with the help of supporters last week. chen told the associated press that u.s. officials informed him of a threat that his wife would be beaten to death if he did not leave the american embassy. state department officials have insisted that is not the case. in a phone be interview with sky news, chen explained why he s worried. translator: when i was inside the u.s. embassy, i