 Chen remains unapologetic over his defection, insisting that he betrayed the Communist Party of China, not China.Factors contributing to the defection, according to Chen, are the torture and death of his father during the Cultural Revolution, his witness of the Tiananmen Massacre and the persecution against the Falun Gong imposed by the Chinese Authorities.On 26 May 2005, Chen walked out of the consulate with his wife and daughter.