Zhao Yan meets the media in New York

Zhao Yan (L) signs her name on an application form delivered from the Crimes Victims Board of New York State at a law office in Queens District of New York City, the United States, July 27, 2004. Zhao, attacked by officers of US Customs and Border Protection on July 21 near the Niagara Falls at the US-Canadian border, received a united interview on Tuesday by the media in a wheelchair. In the interview she showed her gratitude to the concern from her motherland and her decision to proceed against the officers who had attacked her in disregard of normal checking procedures. The accused officer, named Robert Rhodes, was charged last Friday with violating Zhao's civil rights. (Xinhua Photo)

Zhao Yan receives a united interview by media in a wheelchair at a law office in Queens District of New York City, the United States, July 27, 2004. (Xinhua Photo)

Zhao Yan sits in a wheelchair on her way to receive a united interview by the media at a law office in Queens District of New York City, the United States, July 27, 2004. Zhao, attacked by officers of US Customs and Border Protection on July 21 near the Niagara Falls at the US-Canadian border, showed her gratitude to the concern from her motherland and her decision to proceed against the officers who had attacked her in disregard of normal checking procedures. The accused officer, named Robert Rhodes, was charged last Friday with violating Zhao's civil rights. (Xinhua Photo)

Zhao Yan receives a united interview by the media in a wheelchair at a law office in Queens District of New York City, the United States, July 27, 2004. (Xinhua Photo)

Zhao Yan sits in a wheelchair on her way to receive a united interview by media at a law office in Queens District of New York City, the United States, July 27, 2004. Zhao, attacked by officers of US Customs and Border Protection on July 21 near the Niagara Falls at the US-Canadian border, showed her gratitude to the concern from her motherland and her decision to proceed against the officers who had attacked her in disregard of normal checking procedures. The accused officer, named Robert Rhodes, was charged last Friday with violating Zhao's civil rights. (Xinhua Photo)

Zhao Yan (4th R)receives a united interview by Xinhua and other media in a wheelchair at a law office in Queens District of New York City, the United States, July 27, 2004. (Xinhua Photo)