From perilous escape to a new life: Chinese dissident reaches Canada
TL;DR
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.
- A Chinese dissident recounts his perilous dinghy escape to South Korea and how he got to Canada AP News
- Political dissident who fled China by boat arrives in Canada, his friend says CBS News
- Chinese dissident arrives in Canada after fleeing homeland by dinghy: ‘I knew I needed to keep going’ The Globe and Mail
- Inside the Tiananmen Square activist’s daring escape to Canada from China by sea The Independent
- How a Chinese Dissident Fled to South Korea in a Rubber Boat The New York Times
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