In 2006, Chen Guangchung, a blind human rights activist from rural China, was thrown in jail.

He'd sued the government for its brutal enforcement of China's one-child policy,

and now they were cracking down.

Guangcheng spent seven years in detention.

It seemed like he would never be free.

Until one day day he escaped.

We are going to begin with it what could be the worst diplomatic crisis between the

US and China in more than 30 years.

His activist Cheng Guo Cheng is said to be seeking refuge at the U.S. embassy in

Beijing after he disappeared from his home on Sunday.

And after a few very dramatic weeks, Guangchung arrived in the United States.

Here, he was greeted with a hero's welcome.

A moment of jubilation and liberation for Chen

Guangche, a New York moment, too, with flashboards and well-wishers and their wholehearted support.

Suddenly Guangchung found himself living in New York being treated like a celebrity.

For so many people Guangchung was a symbol for freedom and

democracy across the world. He gave speeches. He accepted human rights awards.

You say it's natural to want to speak out against evil but many

people remain silent. Why do you think you must be very courageous? And then all that fame subsided.

It seemed like Guangcheng had settled into a quieter life here in the States.

Until one day, the spotlight picked him back up,

in maybe the last place we expected him to be.

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