Toronto, Canada, June 27, 2026 (AFP) - Chinese dissident who fled by sea to SKorea is now in Canada

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2026-06-27

A Chinese dissident who fled to South Korea last month in an inflatable rubber boat has flown to Canada, he told The New York Times on Saturday. Dong Guangping, a 68-year-old former policeman, has been a thorn in Beijing's side for advocating political reform and human rights, and served multiple prison stints over the years. After several failed attempts to flee China, the longtime critic of the ruling Communist Party initially made it to South......

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