Obama Administration Sold Out Chen Guangcheng

On April 22, Chen Guangcheng — the blind, self-taught human-rights activist who came to be known as “the barefoot lawyer” for his fearless advocacy for China’s rural poor, and especially for the victims of the forced sterilizations and abortions condoned under the PRC’s barbaric “one-child” policy — dramatically escaped his longstanding house arrest in Dongshigu Village. He fled to Beijing, where he sought and obtained entry into the U.S. embassy. Six days later, Chen left U.S. protection under the terms of a deal negotiated between the State Department and the Chinese government. He was apparently promised medical treatment, and given assurances that he would be free from further incarceration, reunited with his family, and protected from violent reprisals.