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Korea detains fleeing Chinese dissident found at sea
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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.
Key facts
- 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.
- 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.
- In 2023, another Chinese national, who a South Korean activist said was fleeing authorities at home, was detained by South Korea’s coast guard after riding more than 300km on a jet ski with five containers of fuel.
- Mr Dong was one of two Chinese dissidents arrested by Thai immigration officers in October 2015 and sent back to China, from which he had fled the year before.
Summary
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.