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Chinese dissident escapes to South Korea by rubber boat The reported escape of veteran Chinese activist Dong Guangping to South Korea has drawn international attention to the challenges faced by political dissidents seeking asylum

Chinese dissident who fled to South Korea by dinghy arrives in Canada ... This photo provided by The Taean Maritime Police, shows the rubber boat that a Chinese national had boarded when he was detained in the waters off South Korea’s west coast, at a port in Taean, South Korea, Tuesday, May 26, 2026. (The Taean Maritime Police/ via AP, File) HONG KONG (AP) — A Chinese political dissident whofled to South Korealast month in a dinghy has arrived in Canada, his friend said on social media on Saturday. Dong Guangping was aboard a 3.3-meter (10.8-foot) inflatable boat in the waters off a western South Korean island in May when he was detained by South Korea’s coast guard for allegedly violating the country’s immigration law. It was his fourth known attempt to flee China. At a court hearing in South Korea, he told reporters that he hopes to go to Canada to reunite with his wife and daughter, who have already been resettled there, according to South Korean media. In a post Saturday on X, his friend Sheng Xue, a Chinese Canadian activist, said Dong had landed in Toronto following an Air Canada flight on Friday. “He just had a big bowl of noodles with eggs, tomatoes and shrimps,” she…

South Korea detains Chinese man found at sea after report on fleeing ... Audio By Carbonatix SEOUL, May 27 (Reuters) – South Korean authorities are questioning a Chinese national found in a rubber boat off the west coast, the coast guard said on Wednesday, with a media report identifying him as likely to be a dissident who had repeatedly tried to flee China. The man was on a 3.3-metre (11-ft) boat with a 10-horsepower motor when he was spotted about 38 nautical miles off the west coast late on Monday by a fishing vessel whose crew alerted authorities, the Taean coast guard said in a statement. He was arrested and is being questioned on suspicion of immigration law violations, it said. The location where he was picked up was inside South Korean territorial waters, the statement said. A coast guard official declined to confirm the name of the suspect and explain how he may have reached the location, but described him as a Chinese male in his sixties. The time and the circumstances of his arrest matched the case of a Chinese dissident identified by the New York Times as Dong Guangping, who it said had previously escaped to Thailand, Vietnam and Taiwan only to be sent back to Ch…

Chinese dissident arrives in Canada after fleeing homeland by dinghy ... Open this photo in gallery: Human rights activist Dong Guangping celebrates his arrival in Canada. He arrived in Toronto Friday after fleeing China in May. Courtesy of Dong Guangping/Supplied Share Save for later Please log in to bookmark this story. Log In Create Free Account Dong Guangping, a Chinese human-rights activist who escaped China by crossing open seas on a rubber dinghy for 40 hours, has finally arrived in Canada, a destination he’d been trying to reach for more than a decade. His first meal after arriving in Toronto on Friday was a steaming big bowl of noodle soup with shrimp, tomatoes and egg that he had been craving. In an interview with The Globe and Mail on Saturday, Mr. Dong said he was filled with joy when he stepped off the plane in Toronto and heard officials at Pearson airport say, “Welcome to Canada.” His friend Sheng Xue met him at the airport. Speaking through Ms. Sheng, a writer and human-rights activist, Mr. Dong said, “I felt so warm” after the greeting from Canadians. Mr. Dong, 68, has been jailed four times by Beijing for speaking out against the Chinese government’s human-rights…

A Chinese dissident is held in South Korea after a perilous rubber-boat ... This photo provided by The Taean Maritime Police, shows the rubber boat that a Chinese national had boarded when he was detained in the waters off South Korea’s west coast, at a port in Taean, South Korea, Tuesday, May 26, 2026. (The Taean Maritime Police/ via AP) SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A Chinese political dissident is in South Korean custody after making a perilous escape from his country in a small rubber boat, officials and his friend said. It was his fourth known attempt to escape China, a risk he reportedly took hoping to be reunited with his family. Dong Guangping, 68, was aboard a 3.3-meter (10.8-foot) rubber boat in the waters off a western South Korean island on Monday night when he was detained by South Korea’s coast guard for allegedly violating the country’s immigration law. The coast guard sought a warrant to formally arrest him, but a local court on Thursday refused, saying it’s “difficult to recognize sufficient grounds and necessity” for his arrest. The coast guard said later Thursday it will hand him over to an immigration office but will continue to investigate him. Dong’s prospect…

Chinese dissident who fled by dinghy to South Korea arrives in Canada ... A Chinese political dissident who fled to South Korea last month in a dinghy has arrived in Canada HONG KONG --A Chinese political dissident who hadfled to South Korealast month in a dinghy has arrived in Canada, his friend said on social media on Saturday. Dong Guangping was aboard a 3.3-meter (10.8-foot) inflatable boat in the waters off a western South Korean island in May when he was detained by South Korea’s coast guard for allegedly violating the country’s immigration law. It was his fourth known attempt to flee China. Appearing at a court hearing in South Korea, he told reporters that he hopes to go to Canada to reunite with his wife and daughters, who have already been resettled there, according to South Korean media. In a post Saturday on X, his friend Sheng Xue, a Chinese Canadian activist, said Dong had landed in Toronto following an Air Canada flight on Friday. “He just had a big bowl of noodles with eggs, tomatoes and shrimps," she wrote in the post, adding that she has spent more than 10 years trying to get him out of China. She attached a photo of Dong in a car with her and another photo…

Dissident flees China by inflatable boat, hoping it's 4th time lucky on ... Dong Guangping. via Human Rights in China Share Add NBC News to Google May 27, 2026, 6:47 AM EDT / Updated May 27, 2026, 9:01 AM EDT By Stella Kim and Jay Ganglani SEOUL, South Korea — A Chinese dissident who fled the country aboard an inflatable boat has been detained in South Korea , with rights groups calling for him to be granted asylum after three previous escape attempts led to his being returned to China . Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Dong Guangping, 68, a former police officer who has been imprisoned multiple times over his criticism of China’s ruling Communist Party, was detained late Monday by the South Korean coast guard, a spokesperson told NBC News on Wednesday. Authorities detained Dong off Taean in South Chungcheong province after he was spotted by a fishing vessel, which alerted officials. Dong’s rubber boat was about 11 feet long and had a 9.9-horsepower engine, the spokesperson said. FOR SUBSCRIBERS 00:00 00:00 Key takeaways from Trump's trip to China 03:08 An arrest warrant is being sought on suspicion of violating i…

Chinese Dissident Who Fled by Sea to South Korea Lands in Canada Dong Guangping reached Toronto after a decade of failed attempts to escape China. He traveled to South Korea last month in an inflatable rubber boat.

Korea detains fleeing Chinese dissident found at sea - Bangkok Post World Korea detains fleeing Chinese dissident found at sea Dong Guangping was deported from Thailand to China in 2015 after first of three escape attempts PUBLISHED : 27 May 2026 at 16:05 WRITER: Reuters and Online Reporters Small Medium Large 1 Dissident Dong Guangping is seen in a photo taken by his lawyer following his detention in China in 2014. Mr Dong, now 68, has fled China four times, most recently this week. (Photo: Gu Shuhua) SEOUL - South Korean authorities are questioning a Chinese national found in a ​rubber boat off the country’s west ‌coast, amid reports identifying him as a dissident who has repeatedly tried to flee China. The man was on a 3.3-metre boat with ​a 10-horsepower motor ⁠when he was spotted about 38 nautical miles off the west coast late on Monday by a fishing vessel whose crew alerted authorities, the ‌Taean coast guard said in a statement. He was arrested and is being questioned on suspicion of immigration law violations, it said. The location where he was picked up ⁠was inside South Korean territorial waters, the statement said. A coast guard official declined to confirm the name of …

Chinese dissident recounts escape to South Korea, resettlement in Canada https://www.europesays.com/canada/108161/ HONG KONG (AP) — A roughly 40-hour sea journey on a dinghy with a dying phone. Detention in…

South Korea detains dissident who fled China in rubber boat Dong Guangping, a police officer turned activist, reached Korean waters after 30 hours at sea.

South Korea detains Chinese man found at sea after report on fleeing ... South Korea detains Chinese man found at sea after report on fleeing dissident Sign up now: Get insights on Asia's fast-moving developments A coast guard official declined to confirm the name of the suspect and explain how he may have reached the location. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: UNSPLASH Published May 27, 2026, 01:09 PM Updated May 27, 2026, 04:44 PM Listen SEOUL – The South Korean authorities are questioning a Chinese national found in a rubber boat off the west coast, the coast guard said on May 27 , with a media report identifying him as likely to be a dissident who had repeatedly tried to flee China . The man was on a 3.3m boat with a 10-horsepower motor when he was spotted about 38 nautical miles off the west coast late on May 25 by a fishing vessel whose crew alerted the authorities, the Taean coast guard said in a statement. He was arrested and is being questioned on suspicion of immigration law violations, it said. The location where he was picked up was inside South Korean territorial waters, the statement said. A coast guard official declined to confirm the name of the suspect and explain how he may ha…

Korea detains fleeing Chinese dissident found at sea SEOUL - South Korean authorities are questioning a Chinese national found in a ​rubber boat off the country’s west ‌coast, amid reports identifying him as a dissident who has repeatedly tried to flee China.

Dissident detained in South Korea after fleeing China in rubber boat <p>Dong Guangping has tried to escape on several previous occasions after been jailed for his activism in China</p><p>A Chinese dissident has washed up on the shores of South Korea after attempting to flee China in a rubber boat.</p><p>Dong Guangping, 68, is in custody in South Korea, having been detained by the coastguard on Monday evening. He is thought to have travelled more than 30 hours by sea to reach the shores of China’s democratic neighbour.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/27/dissident-dong-guangping-south-korea-flee-china-rubber-boat">Continue reading...</a>

Chinese dissident found at sea detained in South Korea Dong Guangping, a former policeman who has been jailed for his opposition to China's Communist regime, was found drifting in a small rubber boat off South Korea's west coast.

Chinese dissident arrives in Canada after 11 years of trying World Chinese dissident arrives in Canada after 11 years of trying Dong Guangping originally fled to Thailand, only to be sent back despite UN refugee status PUBLISHED : 30 Jun 2026 at 16:04 WRITER: News Agencies and Online Reporters Small Medium Large Dong Guangping last month staged his third escape from China, arriving in South Korea, which did not send him back but allowed him to leave for Canada. (Photo: Frontline Defenders) A Chinese dissident who fled to South Korea last month in a rubber dinghy has arrived in Canada, more than a decade after his first escape attempt ended when authorities in Thailand sent him back to his home country. “I’m very happy,” Dong Guangping told the New York Times after his arrival in Toronto late Friday. “Sitting here now, it feels like I’ve come home.” The 68-year-old former policeman has long been a thorn in Beijing’s side for advocating political reform and human rights, and served multiple prison terms over the years. He recounted to the Times his journey in May across the Yellow Sea from the Chinese city of Weihai to South Korea aboard a 3.3-metre rubber boat with a 9.9-horsepower…