Former CCTV Host Seeks Political Asylum in Taiwan
He says he fears return to China after a six-year prison term and is seeking temporary asylum while pursuing resettlement in a third country.
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Former CCTV host seeking asylum in Taiwan deported to Thailand
Taipei, Nov. 4 (CNA) Chinese national Cheng Wanjun (程萬軍), who remained at Taoyuan International Airport after arriving on a connecting flight from Thailand on Monday and sought asylum in Taiwan, was deported to Thailand early Wednesday, the National Immigration Agency (NIA) said.
(Taipei=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Cheol-mun = A Chinese historian and former lecturer for China Central Television (CCTV) has sought political asylum in Taiwan, claiming he was persecuted by Chinese authorities...
A historian who served as a lecturer on a cultural program for the state-run China Central Television (CCTV) revealed that he requested humanitarian protection from Taiwan, claiming he served six years in prison for criticizing Chinese President Xi Jinping, but was instead extradited to Thailand. Protesting the Taiwanese authorities' decision, he plans to go to a third country to seek protection. (April 4)
Former CCTV host seeks political asylum in Taiwan
Former China Central Television (CCTV) talk show host Cheng Yuanjun (程萬軍) yesterday sought political asylum in Taiwan, a day after arriving at Taoyuan International Airport on a connecting flight from Thailand.In a video posted on X, Cheng said he was appealing to Taiwan to grant him temporary asylu
Cheng Wanjun, a former Chinese media executive who criticized Xi Jinping as a "monarch who has ruined a nation" and claims to have served six years in prison, appealed for humanitarian protection in Taiwan on November 3.
Cheng Wanjun, a veteran media professional and scholar who previously served as a columnist for CCTV's "Legal Lecture" program and executive editor-in-chief of the official website of "Law and Life" magazine, was deported back to Bangkok, Thailand on the evening of the 3rd after jumping off a plane in Taiwan on the 2nd to apply for political and humanitarian asylum. In response, the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) stated today (the 4th) that, una…
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