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Fears South Korean court will impose harsh penalty on Kwon Pyong to appease Beijing

Kwon Pyong, a Chinese critic of his country’s ruling Communist Party, already had a reputation for boldness. Seven years ago he posted a photo of himself on Twitter in a T-shirt that referred to Xi Jinping, China’s authoritarian leader, as “Xitler.” This, and a spate of similarly provocative anti-government comments from Kwon, who lived in the northeastern Chinese city of Yanbian, led to a charge of inciting subversion and a stint in prison. Last week, Kwon, 35, made ...

The man who fled from China to South Korea on a jet ski last week reportedly planned his escape for years. A friend in the US tells the New York Times that Kwon Pyong, a...

Officials in South Korea aren’t saying who crossed 200 miles of ocean to reach its shores. But people who know Kwon Pyong say it wasn’t his first audacious move.

Kwon Pyong, a Chinese critic of his country’s ruling Communist Party, already had a reputation for boldness. Seven years ago he posted a photo of himself on Twitter in a T-shirt that referred to Xi Jinping, China’s authoritarian leader, as “Xitler.” This, and a spate of similarly provocative anti-government comments from Kwon, who lived in the northeastern Chinese city of Yanbian, led to a charge of inciting subversion and a stint in prison. Last week, Kwon, 35, made ...

A human rights activist identified the man who washed up on South Korea’s coastal flats as Kwon Pyong, who had previously been jailed in China.

A dissident fled China on a jet ski last week after being jailed for likening Xi Jinping to Adolf Hitler, The Washington Post reported Wednesday.

After daring sea escape, ethnic Korean Kwon Pyong turns himself in to Incheon authorities

A political dissident fled China on a jet ski last week after being jailed for over a year for likening Xi Jinping to Adolf Hitler, the Washington Post reported Wednesday.

By using nicknames to disguise their dissatisfaction with Xi Jinping, Chinese people are building the kind of courage that inspires protests.