Dong Guangping Reaches Toronto After 4th Escape Bid From China
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Updated · The Associated Press · Jun 27
Dong Guangping Reaches Toronto After 4th Escape Bid From China
3 articles · Updated · The Associated Press · Jun 27
Summary
Toronto became Dong Guangping’s destination Friday after the Chinese dissident flew in on Air Canada, according to a social media post Saturday by his friend Sheng Xue.
South Korean authorities had detained Dong in May near a western island after he crossed by a 3.3-meter inflatable boat, his fourth known attempt to flee China.
Canada was his stated goal at a South Korean court hearing, where he said he wanted to reunite with his wife and daughters, who had already been resettled there.
Dong, a former Chinese police officer, was jailed for 3 years in 2001 and again held for more than 8 months after a 2014 Tiananmen memorial, while earlier escapes through Thailand and Vietnam ended in deportation.