A Chinese dissident recounts his perilous dinghy escape to South Korea and how he got to Canada
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Source: The Manila Times
Published: 2026-06-29 23:41 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Asia, South Korea, China, World News, Asia Pacific
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HONG KONG — A roughly 40-hour sea journey on a dinghy with a dying phone. Detention in South Korea. That’s just part of what Chinese dissident Dong Guangping endured to escape his native country. He arrived late last week in Canada, a destination he had eyed for more than a decade.
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