“Chen Guangcheng told Congress today that he wants to meet with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton face-to-face and he requested to have his "freedom of travel guaranteed" as he looks to leave China with his family and come to the United States.
"I want to meet with the Secretary Clinton," Chen said over speakerphone as a translator conveyed his words in English. "I hope I can get more help from her. I also want to thank her face to face."
The blind Chinese activist, who generated international headlines after he took refuge in the U.S. embassy in Beijing ahead of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's attendance at a summit in China this week, phoned into a congressional hearing today to report to Congress the latest details of his predicament.