ee none fnalueio beusheadairndat roughou and other frien and activists that he did not want to leave not asking for political asylum. has it reached the point there now where he really has to leave, where there's no viable way for him to stay in china? >> there's understand the current political situation, and givena . i tnk w c o fm y counatn th ut rsutn t pt ve years. heasotware really what h been really happening in the outside world. i think given the choice for him top continue to stay in china without any guarantee of safety and freedom for him and his family, and for him todallhetto tnkouo chor ing bske. thor o tis chlee,or seetary innshe hds night i, christopher johnson is the frean chair in china 12ids at the center for sfreenlic and international studiesen a former china analyst for the cia. thanks so much. do you agree with that, that there's no viable way for him to remain in china? >> yes, i think that's definitely true. this is a very challenging situation for the u.s. diplomatic folks working this case. it will be very dif heyeb a de t mhtut wh e chesonhisss. ty n' wt