US EditionChinese Dissident in Transit at Taiwan Airport Pleads for Help in Seeking Asylum
- Cheng, an individual seeking asylum, has arrived in Taiwan, a democratic and free country. This choice was made because Taiwan provides opportunities for individuals like Cheng to exercise their rights.
- The circumstances surrounding Cheng's travel to Taiwan remain unclear. It is unknown how Cheng was able to travel to Taiwan in the first place.
- Cheng seeks support from friends to appeal to the Taiwanese government to avoid being sent back to China. The request for help demonstrates Cheng's fear of deportation.
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Transiting Taiwan airport, Chinese activist seeks political asylum
Refusing to board a flight to China while in transit through Taiwan, Chinese dissident Chen Siming said Friday he is seeking political asylum because he would be imprisoned for his political activism should he venture back to China. Chen, an outspoken activist who recently published an open letter commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen massacre -- a banned topic in China -- had flown into Taipei from Bangkok on Friday morning, and refused to board hi…
Chinese dissident who held Tiananmen Square vigils flees to Taiwan
Chen Siming posts video from Taoyuan airport saying he is seeking asylum from political persecutionA Chinese dissident known for regularly commemorating the 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square has fled to Taiwan where he pleaded for help in seeking asylum in the US or Canada.In a video posted online on Friday, Chen Siming said he was in the transit area at Taoyuan international airport to escape Chinese polit…
Chinese Dissident in Transit at Taiwan Airport Pleads for Help in Seeking Asylum
A Chinese dissident known for regularly commemorating the 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square fled to Taiwan on Friday and pleaded for help in seeking asylum in the United States or Canada.
A Chinese dissident in transit at a Taiwan airport pleads for help in seeking asylum
A Chinese dissident known for posting pictures on social media commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown said Friday he had fled to Taiwan and pleaded for help seeking asylum in the United States or Canada.
A Chinese dissident in transit at a Taiwan airport pleads for help in seeking asylum
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A Chinese dissident known for posting pictures on social media commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown says he had fled to Taiwan and pleaded for help seeking asylum in the United States or Canada. In a video that appeared to be self-shot and posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, Cheng Siming said Friday he was in the transit area at Taoyuan International Airport. It is unclear how Cheng was able to travel to Ta…
A Chinese dissident in transit at a Taiwan airport pleads for help in seeking asylum
A Chinese dissident known for regularly commemorating the 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square has fled to Taiwan and is pleading for help in seeking asylum in the United States or Canada.
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