Hundreds Guard Chen Guangcheng During Hospital Stay

Chen Guangcheng fled to the U.S. Embassy, and then was admitted to a hospital—where he is once again surrounded by gangs of security agents.

A petitioner is approached by police outside the hospital where Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng is staying in Beijing on May 5. The woman, who expressed displeasure with the Chinese regime's treatment of petitioners, asked to visit Chen. Ed Jones/AFP/GettyImages