Mr. Huang was sentenced today to three years in prison, charged with possessing state secrets. According to the Washington Post, Mr. Huang's wife believes Chinese authorities intentionally waited until after President Obama's trip to sentence Mr. Huang in order to reduce the chance of international criticism. Mr Huang's wife also believes restrictions on human rights activists inside China have grown worse since Mr. Obama's departure, and the recent detention of several prominent human rights lawyers would support this claim.

From the Washington Post: "Human rights lawyers and campaigners said today's tough sentence for the 46-year-old Huang -- the maximum penalty allowable under Chinese law -- was a sign that Chinese leaders were in no mood to make concessions on human rights and might even be engaged in a new crackdown targeting lawyers and prominent dissidents."