Chen's hospital prison

  • Author, Damian Grammaticas
  • Role, China correspondent

Dissident Chen Guangcheng remains inside a Beijing hospital amid intense international scrutiny of his situation. In a telephone call to US lawmakers he asked for help getting his family to the US.

Meanwhile top-level talks on trade and strategy are continuing in the Chinese capital - comprehensively overshadowed by the row over Mr Chen. Here's my report:

Video caption, Mr Chen says his wife was beaten by police after his escape