u.s. embassy. so to him it was like a one way street. her/or, either he stayed in n the u.s., and the u.s. embassy, but facing a reality that his wife and children would be gone, maybe for the whole life, he would not be able to see his wife and two children. of course, he didn't know at that time what his wife had already been treated after apr april 27 when the u.s., when the chinese authority found chen was missing. chen's wife was immediately taken to a criminal interrogation center where she was tied, beaten, and threatened with life. basically the interrogator told her that if her husband did not walk out of the u.s. embassy, they will kill her. chen of course learned about that after he had reunions with his wife in hospital. that was the second phase. i think that was clear to anyone with reasonable logic, that should constitute a threat. that should, if that conversation occurred anywhere here, i think that, 911 call. what happened to his wife and to their children. i mean, is eight year old son was not even able to be seen by th

u.s. embassy handle this right? do think it was a mistake to just let him walk on may 2nd after six days. i do think the ambassador and u.s. negotiators should give him more days to think through and give him all the options. especially, why not invite his family members to the u.s. embassy. >> secretary clinton is there for another 48 hours or so. what should she do in your mind? >> she should go to the hospital and request a meeting with mr. chen around his wife and their children and to listen to them in an unthreatening environment and what do they really want to do and what to go? >> what if he says, i want to go and his wife is sitting right there. he doesn't have a chinese passport. what leverage does secretary clinton have? >> it demands a political negotiation. even the chinese government did not characterize this chen guangcheng that he and his family members are criminals. they have no legal ramification around them. this he are free men. they are normal chinese citizens. they should be given chinese pass

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u.s. embassy. then, as chen was take on the a chinese hospital to be reunited with his family the wheels started to come off a deal which was supposed to have allowed him to remain in china free of persecution. justice chris johnson-- who, until two weeks ago, was the c.i.a.'s top china analyst-- predicted it would. >> in terms of trying to negotiate with the chinese a means to guarantee his safety within china, there's too much chance the chinese regime would renege and the administration would look terrible. >> reporter: from his hospital room, chen called western reporters and fellow dissidents saying he'd been coerced into leaving the safety of the american embassy. chen was also quoted as saying he now fears for his safety and that of his family and wants to come to the u.s. american officials insist that throughout his six days at the embassy chen encyste insisted in remaining in china and he left after they negotiated the best deal possible with the chinese government. what has been describe

u.s. embassy in beijing one week after seeking shelter, following his escape from house arrest. u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton says he left the embassy on his own accord. after speaking with chen guangcheng, she said the choices reflect american values. mrs. clinton is in beijing for high-level strategic talks. that's it for this edition of gmt. stay with us. there is plenty more to come. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to understand the industry you operate in, working to nurture new ventures and help provide capital for key strategic decisions. we put our extended global network to work for a wide range of companies. from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you. >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet los angeles. guangdonafghanistan, and this i

u.s. embassy. a car picked them up from the u.s. embassy. from behind the scenes all this was being worked out with the embassy. he said he escaped and wanted to link up and go to the embassy. the united states was so quiet about this, as you know. the diplomats were saying nothing and wouldn't even confirm he was in the embassy until they worked this out. hillary clinton, meanwhile, is on her way for other meetings about security and the economy and they want to get this solved before she gets there. gwen: 300 miles to beijing, no one confirming it for a couple days he's being protected at the u.s. embassy and at first we're told he doesn't want to leave china. he wants to stay and continue his work. but that changed. >> that certainly did change. you saw all these amazing pictures of him with the u.s. diplomats. assistant secretary of state kurt campbell and ambassador gary locke and the legal advisor at the state department, hugging, clutching hands with him, he looked so happy. he was going to be transferred to the hospital because he bro

u.s. embassy. in any event i'd like to say one of the reasons that led to police discontent like it was the fact that we cut all the funding the u.s. embassy provided to the police. for and even a year after we took office we took a while to correct this before there were whole police units key units fully funded by the u.s. embassy his offices in command were chosen by the u.s. ambassador and paid by the us and so we have increased considerably the police's pay however as their salaries were coming from somewhere else they didn't even notice we did away with all that there are some who still long for those times which will never come back. relating to the u.s. has always been a relationship based on affection and friendship by guards in the framework of mutual respect and seventy. lorelei lived in the u.s. for four years have two academic degrees from there i love and admire the american people a great deal you know believe me the last thing i be is anti american. i will always call a spade a spad

u.s. embassy voluntarily, after six days. preferring to stay in china after assurances from the chinese authorities about his safety. they said he never once asked for asylum, one official said chinese authorities assured chen he wouldn't be mistreated. and his allegations of abuse would be investigated. they promised a new home and university job. but hours later, with u.s. officials gone, chen apparently had a dramatic change of heart. in an emotional interview with nbc news, he said he left the embassy because of threats to his family and asked the u.s. to take concrete steps to guarantee his safety and said he now wanted to leave china. hillary clinton, in china, said the deal reflected clean's choices and americans values. she hoped to prevent the issue from overshadowing high level talks thursday, which it now surely will. u.s. officials promised to closely monitor chen's treatment for years, if necessary. but he's no longer under diplomatic protection. china's angry and embarrassed, demanding an apology and for chen, l

u.s. embassy you have to guarantee his security after that. u.s. embassy is u.s. territory. on the shores of the united states. you don't send him out or have him leave. from what we are hearing it was somewhat under duress according to chen's lawyer unless you have some kind of guaranteed from the government have china. >> dana: human rights activists are up in arms is the right way to say it. but it's very confusing story. asar china and america are interdependent. i know from bush administration human rights comes up all the time. bob, what do you think they need to do now. they have a serious problem. >> bob: i don't agree with krauthammer, he is right about u.s. territory but there have been hundreds of thousands that try to get in u.s. embassies they thunder them away. if you start taking them in you will have to take them all in. did they bring him in because he was blind? i think somebody made a tragic mistake which is causing diplomatic problems between united states and china. when charles says he was under house arrest and beaten, compared to a lot of dissidents,

u.s. embassy in beijing, setting off a diplomat crisis, and it is straight out of hollywood, with the blind dissident escaping house arrest, american diplomats rescuing him and then racing him to the embassy with chinese secret police in pursuit. the story is coming out at the same moment the u.s. secretaries of state and the treasury are in beijing to negotiate trade and policy agreements. yesterday, the u.s. returned chen guangcheng to the chinese after they promised he would be safe, and he said he wanted to stay in china. but today, chen asked secretary clinton to take him out on her plane, and, later, in a phone call, chen was patched through to a congressional hearing in washington. chen told the committee he wants to come to the u.s. to rest. they'll make a movie out of this one day, but in the meantime, we have reports from beijing and washington. first, david martin. >> reporter: the almost-not-to- be-believed saga of chen guangcheng is, in the understated words of one u.s. diplomat, "one of the most challenging human rights cases we've had in some time." having escaped from house

u.s. embassy. what happens next? >> well, we simply don't know, but we don't know what the intentions of the chinese regime are. i think one thing is clear: this is a very public embarrassment for the chinese regime. they don't like this kind of thing. they see it as foreign interference in their internal affairs, and they certainly don't like it being played out in front of the world's media. >> pelley: when he escaped last week, chen had already served his time in prison, but that didn't keep the chinese from putting him under house arrest anyway, surrounded by police officers 24/7. last week, the blind mr. chen slipped out during his guard's shift change, climbed over a wall and met a supporter who drove him to the u.s. embassy. in florida today, 13 people were charged in the beating death of a florida a&m drum major. prosecutors say the death was the result of a band initiation ritual. 11 suspects are accused of felony hazing, a crime in florida, and two are charged with misdemeanors. mark strassmann has the stor

u.s. embassy. of state hillary clinton says she's pleased the u.s. was able to help him but china is demanding the u.s. apologize for interfering with chinese affairs. >>> we'll hear more exclusive testimony today in the trial accused of murdering three of jennifer hudson's family members. a neighbor said he witnessed william balfour spying on the family two months before he allegedly killed hudson's mother, brother and nephew. the defense says the violence was connected to hudson's brother's drug dealing. >>> investigators are trying to find out what caused a fire at tyler perry's studios last night. it broke out at the 60 acre complex in atlanta where he films a lot of his tv shows and movies. part of one building collapsed. no one was hurt. perry was there last night but refused to talk to reporters. >>> five men in fbi custody accused of trying to blow up a major bridge near cleveland, ohio. several suspects call themselves anarchi anarchists. >> the defendants armed the explosives and left and

u.s. embassy. doors president the latest to appear in julian assad his interview program here on our t.v. talking about attempts to oust him from power and his defiance of d.c. . nine am in moscow i matras a good to have you with us here on r t our top story is the student protest movement in the canadian province of quebec marks its hundredth day rallies against tuition hikes are turning violent more than three hundred people arrested in montreal after the latest wave of clashes with police that erupted when protesters started to hurl as felt at the officers clashes descended into battles lasting several hours with at least ten injured on both sides the government introduced an emergency law aimed at the protest but demonstrators vowed to ignore it nor mass rallies expect tuesday canadian journalist michel boyer says the law will do nothing but inspire more unrest. bill seventy eight which is with that's its salt and its goal is to con everything down it was established by the provincial governmen

u.s. officials pressured him to leave the safety of the embassy. the u.s.tion. for now, secretary clinton is carefully choosing her words in china. >> the united states raises the importance of human rights and fundamental freedoms. we believe all governments do have to answer to citizens aspirations for dignity and the rule of law. >> but at this moment, we want china's help in dealing with countries like north korea and iran and syria and more cooperation on fair trade rules and currency exchange. the chen situation makes things tougher because america promotes and prides itself for human rights around the world. even going to war to further that goal. should the united states help the blind chinese dissident leave china? go to facebook.comcarolcnn. >>> the newt gingrich speech is raising a storm. our political panel weighs in. ♪ [ male announcer ] virtual wallet can help you be that person who's good with money. see what's free to spend. move money with a slide. save with a shake. feel good about your decisions. >>> just about 30 minutes past the hour. g

the post combat training of police is the most expensive embassy initiative to date. the u.s. tary completed its withdrawal from iraq the end of last year after nine years of combat leaving around 150 troops under the authority of the embassy. embassy officials did not comment on other aspects of the report which said the state department embarked on $343 million worth of construction projects in iraq, some of which remain unfinished. some worry this report points to an increasingly reduced american preps and this country's decline -- presence and this country's declining influence in iraq. >> a missed opportunity to create a nonsectarian police force that would enforce the law and i'm afraid this may lead to further in stability in iraq's political structures. >> reporter: there's no question the u.s. total operations in iraq are expensive. the u.s. embassy in baghdad is the biggest in the world with nearly 13,000 personnel as of last month. in washington steve centanni, fox news. >> it's not a bad mother's day today. the rain held off. it's slow to be moving in, but it's is o

u.s. embassy and the idea to the police and by her home release unit was key units fully funded by the u.s. embassy in these offices in command would chosen by the u.s. ambassador and paid by the u.s. and you know if we did away with that policy after that coup korea kicked out the u.s. ambassador who was there at the time career talks about the arrogance of the ambassador in that time when he when he told her that she was going to be kicked out and of course this is all part of a wider plan for ecuador to pull away from the u.s. part of that also is careers refusal to extend the lease on u.s. bases stationed in ecuador there are many reasons for that let's hear him talking about one of them. but it's not a problem to set up a u.s. air base and it could do so you can give the go ahead it was always we were granted permission to sort of talk an ecuadorian military base in miami. unlikely that's going to happen of course but joking aside this this goes back to korea's socialist roots one of the main uses for the u.s. air bases in ecuador is to perform strikes on drug smugglers and has admitt

u.s. embassy. rong to comprehend why the administration would accept at face value assurances that chen would be safe on exit in u.s. protection. you wonder if there were other forces at work. word came down to resolve the chen situation no matter what prior to the arrival of secretaries clinton and geithner for economic and foreign policy talks? was there a hint of coercion? was there any coercion? forced coercion or pressure involved? what were the internal state department and white house deliberations? when the dust settled i intend to request all cable traffic, classified or otherwise that surround these negotiations. further the administration has an obligation to release the details of the deal struck for the chinese government especially given how quickly it appears to have happened. it is reported that chen was told the u.s. government official would stay with him at the hospital and according to one news account chen says many americans were with me when i checked into the hospital. lots o

u.s. embassy. he spent more than one year in the u.s. embassy.d to leave to the united states. guess what? medical treatment. are we seeing the same scenario playing out here? those questions yet to be answered. but you're right. very tough times for this relationship. i have to remind you, china right now is demanding a full apology from the united states for even harboring chen guangcheng. >> here's something china can get straight from us as it's breaking live. stan, while you've been on the air, we got information from the state department. our reporter has been able to confirm with the state department that officials there are saying that mr. chen is going to be staying in china to study. i have a very quick top line on that. he is going to be staying in china to study, that from the state department from our reporter. i need to really get this straight from the horse's mouth from you, stan. we keep saying chinese dissident, human rights supporter. why should americans really care about this one person in a country of more than 1 billion? >>

u.s. embassy, chen said he had been pressured to leave by u.s. officials. this morning they are denying that charge, and say they are still trying to help chen. the diplomatic dance has been dicey for the obama administration. >> in terms of trying to somehow negotiate with the chinese means to guarantee his safety within china, there's just too much chance the chinese regime would renege and then the administration would look terrible. >> reporter: they want to not upset bilateral talks this week. without mentioning chen specifically, secretary of state hillary clinton urged china to respect the rights of its citizens. >> because we believe that all governments do have to answer to citizens' aspirations, dignity and the rule of law and that no nation can or should deny those rights. >> reporter: but the chen affair may have already damaged relations. china is demanding an apology for the u.s. for hiding chen. chen's work he can posing forced abortions in rural china landed him in jail for four year. after that he had been kept under house arrest with wife,

u.s. embassy in beijing. chen guangcheng spent a week in protective custody there after he escaped from house arrest. he's expected to be reunited with his family. a chinese ministry spokesperson says chen left the embassy of his own free will. a lawyer who supports the activist told nhk that embassy officials accompanied chen to a hospital for a check-up. the chen issue is threatening to overshadow high level and strategic economic talks between china and the u.s. they have been looking forward to the dialogue for a chance to push china on pressuring iran and north korea over their nuclear programs. assistant secretary of state kirk campbell had been in intensive discussions in beijing to strike a deal over chen before the arrival of secretary of state hillary clinton. the issue is making chinese officials furious. a foreign ministry spokesperson said they are extremely unhappy the u.s. embassy took chen into custody. he said americans are interfering in chinese domestic affairs and demanded they apologize.

u.s. embassy yesterday. you'll remember he took refuge at the embassy just days before secretary of state hillary clinton was scheduled to arrive there for trade talks. the situation has only gotten more complicated. chen left the embassy willingly and never told them he wanted to leave china, but he says he was pressured to leave the embassy and he hopes to get on a plane with secretary clinton when she leaves. mark toner was asked what the u.s. plans to do. >> we're not sure what his intentions are, what his goals are now that he's had a change of heart. >> i think he's made it pretty clear what his goals are. he said that he wants hillary clinton to take him back on the plane with him. >> he's had a change of heart. we are having conversations with him. i'm not going to prejudge the conversations and i'm not going to speculate from this podium, again, in washington on how this -- on a possible outcome. >> well, as we said this is a high-stakes issue for china and the u.s. last night, china blacked out the

u.s. embassy harbored a chinese dissident activist china's also irritated over u.s. military buildup in the asia pacific region well for more on this we're joined now by dr chen from the east asian institute at the national university of singapore thank you for joining us here in artane our hillary clinton arrives in china for talks on corp in reality what are the u.s. strategic goals in the region. i've been there u.s. strategic goal actually is still thought that contain china rice and tried to keep the balance of power in that region on the way and economically u.s. is doable in were engaged china they want to. make and the treaty ties with china but on the upper hand on the security and the strategic perspective actually the u.s. is still trying to look and contain the right of china what washington does seem to be irritating china and with its military buildup in asia pacific and indeed as you mention the latest incident with a blind activist to skate house arrest and fled to the u.s. embassy is any meaningful dialogue really possible between the two at this sta

u.s. embassy in beijing. when chen refused to leave the embassy, officials did not know his wife had apparently been beaten. >> an interrogator told her clearly if your husband did not walk out of the u.s. embassy, we will kill you. >> reporter: chen has become a symbol of human rights abuses in china. his supporters are sporting his dark trademark, dark sunglasses and posting them online. rob and sunny? >> tahman bradley, thanks for that report this morning. >>> we're getting more insight into the mind of osama bin laden from just released letters written by the terror leader himself. they show bin laden was worried about al qaeda's reputation among muslims. and that he remained focused on killing americans until just before his death. with more on this, abc's karen travers. >> reporter: newly released documents show a frustrated terror leader. one that was worried about the future of al qaeda. an analysis of the letters, show bin laden was angry at his seemingly unability to control the group's regional aff

u.s. embassy. one of the many questions surrounding his case, what the phone call was ever facilitated, as a new cycle unfolded yesterday, what began as a diplomatic triumph involved in to -- evolves into a fiasco. now the state of this man and his family hangs in the balance. it appears the most generous read of the administration's handle in this case was it was not even an accepting assurances, they have a history of brutally oppressing their own people. consider some of the following. in the last year alone more than 30 tibetans monks and nuns, they set themselves of flame in desperation at the abuses of their people. every one of the underground catholic bishops is either in jail or under house arrest or under the strict surveillance are in house -- hiding. they are routinely imprisoned and harassed. lawyers that defend them are often given the same fate. when i travel to china with congress and smith in 2008 before the beijing olympics, every single one of the lawyers we would have if -- dinne

u.s. embassy cables correia is the most popular president and ecuador's democratic history but in two thousand and ten he was taken hostage in an attempted coup d'etat he blames the coup attempt on corrupt media and has launched a controversial counter offensive correia says the media defines what reforms are possible i want to know you see justified and what is he's vision for latin america is he hoping i can hear president correa. well are you in england i am in england under house arrest now for five hundred days five hundred charges ok ready to say that i was one of the. spanish you know ok so let's try to see if we can do that. what is the ecuadorian

u.s. embassies and consulates have the principal requirement of protecting u.s. citizens overseas. they provide routine service such as passport renewals. but more importantly we provide emergency services to american citizens in distress. we also help contribute to border security through the processing of visas. >> jill esposito, has been with the foreign service for more than two decades in countries such as peru, iraq, bermuda and thailand. you are part of embassy but you are also helping people in a very direct way. >> she has consular training where officers look strategically at processing visas, attend language classes and even role play in a mock prison. >> he was a drug smuggler. >> possible to see him? >> that's why you're here. >> okay, great. >> melissa vonhinken and juli kim are in training. they're both headed to china for their next tour of duty. juli will work on the visa line. >> we want to make sure that the documents that they've provided us beforehand match up with the story they tell us at the window. and we're supposed to look at their body language and any o