 He reportedly began studying English for two hours per day, in addition to having regular meetings with American legal scholars.His memoir, "The Barefoot Lawyer", was published in March 2015 by Henry Holt and Company.On 29 May 2012, Chen published an editorial in the "New York Times" criticizing the Chinese government and the Communist Party for the "lawless punishment inflicted on (himself) and (his) family over the past seven years."