Pictures released by the state department showed Chen Guangcheng, the blind Chinese legal activist, leaving the US embassy compound in Beijing accompanied by diplomatic staff.<br /><br />The deal between the US, China and Chen - medical treatment, reunion with his family and the chance to attend law school - initially produced smiles all round.<br /><br />However, within hours the shine was wearing off. Chen now says he feels let down by the US that he was not told the full story.<br /><br />The case that was meant to be settled before the annual US-China summit in Beijing is seemingly far from over and threatens to destabilise relations between the two superpowers at a crucial time.<br /><br />Al Jazeera's John Terret reports.
