The Americans also appeared willing to walk away. In the end, both sides blinked: the Americans accepted a deal for Chen to leave the embassy that could not be enforced, and the Chinese ultimately agreed to allow Chen to go to the US to study, just like many thousands of other Chinese do nowadays.
起初，因为陈在美国大使馆，中国提出取消原定在克林顿和财长蒂莫西·盖特纳抵达后即将开始的战略和经济对话。美国人似乎也愿意给中国一个台阶。最后，双方互相间心领神会：美国接受了一个无法执行的让陈离开使馆的协议，而中国则最终同意让陈像成千上万中国人那样去美国留学。