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His change of heart came after finding out that Chinese officials had threatened to beat his wife if he sought asylum in the US. Chen spent six days in the US Embassy in Beijing after escaping from house arrest in his home province of Shandong last week.

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He left to get treatment at a Beijing hospital after China gave the US reassurances it would guarantee his safety and legal rights.

Chen's decision to leave the Embassy coincided with the arrival in Beijing of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for high-level talks. Chen has also said he felt pressure to leave.

He now wants to leave on Hillary Clinton's plane, according to reports.

A self-trained lawyer, Chen spent several years in prison after exposing forced abortions and sterilizations in his native Shandong.