Chinese dissident flees by rubber boat to South Korea as he seeks family reunion in Canada
Dong Guangping, a Chinese dissident, has successfully fled to South Korea in a rubber boat after multiple previous attempts to escape. He traveled approximately 350 kilometers across the Yellow Sea, enduring harsh conditions during the journey. Activists are now urging South Korea to protect him from being returned to China and to facilitate his reunion with family in Canada.
- ▪Dong Guangping is a 68-year-old human-rights activist who has faced persecution in China for his political beliefs.
- ▪He made a perilous journey of over 30 hours in a small inflatable boat to reach South Korea.
- ▪Human Rights in China has called for South Korea to uphold humanitarian principles and not return him to China.
7 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 23 hours. Coverage spans 2 points on the political spectrum — 4 lean left, 2 centre.
- ▪ South Korea detains dissident who fled China in rubber boat — BBC News
- ▪ Chinese dissident escapes to South Korea by rubber boat — The Hindu — Top
- ▪ Chinese dissident is detained in South Korea after fleeing by inflatable boat — NBC News — World
- ▪ Dissident detained in South Korea after fleeing China in rubber boat — The Guardian — World
- ▪ Chinese dissident escapes to Korea by rubber boat: attorney — Korea Times
- ▪ A Dissident Escapes China by Rubber Boat and Lands in South Korea — NYT — World
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Open this photo in gallery:South Korean authorities have not commented on Dong Guangping’s case.Courtesy of familyShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountDong Guangping, a Chinese human-rights activist who twice fled his home country only to be forcefully returned, has once again made a daring escape, traveling hundreds of kilometres by rubber boat to South Korea.According to the Korean Coast Guard, a Chinese national was detained “attempting to illegally enter the country” in a 3.3 metre-long boat on Monday night, after being spotted by a fishing vessel off the coast of Taean, a county in northwest South Korea.In a series of social media posts, Sheng Xue, a Canada-based writer and critic of the Chinese government, identified the man as Mr.
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