Earlier, Orville Schell, director of the centre on US-China relations at Asia Society, said in terms of the initial deal, “one striking thing for me was how far the Chinese side was willing to go to actually co-operate with US state department officials to resolve this issue, ie bringing Chen Guangcheng’s family to Beijing, agreeing on universities for him to attend, agreeing not to harass him [and so on].”
via US expects China to allow dissident Chen Guangcheng to travel abroad | World news | The Guardian.