Rising China Could Regress

On Feb. 18, 2011, a Chinese court rejected an appeal by Feng against his long sentence despite the extensive help Washington had been giving to free him. As a U.S. citizen, Feng received much attention from U.S. ambassador Jon Huntsman. Huntsman has attended the Beijing people’s intermediate court for Feng’s sentencing since the beginning of his unfortunate situation. He urged China to release Feng and expressed disappointment at the decision, stating that “he is a U.S. citizen and we take this