From perilous escape to a new life: Chinese dissident reaches Canada
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A Chinese dissident who fled China after a crackdown and endured deportations from Thailand and Vietnam finally arrived in Canada, settling in Toronto with UN and Canadian diplomatic help after a harrowing path that began with a dinghy escape to South Korea. He aims to pursue legal action against Thailand and Vietnam and continues his activism for China’s democratization while starting a new life in Canada.
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