'I must get out into the free world', dissident who fled China on boat tells BBC
Summary
Dong Guangping, a Chinese dissident, escaped China by crossing the sea in a small boat and was rescued by South Korean authorities. After facing multiple imprisonments in China, he has now resettled in Canada with his family.Key Facts
- Dong Guangping is a 68-year-old former Chinese police officer turned human rights activist.
- He was jailed in China several times for his activism, including for commemorating the Tiananmen crackdown and "inciting subversion."
- Dong fled China multiple times but was returned each time until his latest escape by sea in May 2024.
- He traveled over 300 kilometers in a small rubber boat from Shandong, China, toward South Korea.
- After 40 hours at sea, he was rescued by the South Korean coast guard and fishermen.
- Dong was briefly detained in South Korea but later moved to Canada, where his family already lives.
- He believes he cannot live peacefully in China and wanted to show that the Chinese government cannot control him.
- The Chinese government said citizens must follow laws when entering or leaving the country.
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