China critic stuck in Taiwan transit lounge granted asylum in Canada
‘This kindness will be remembered forever’
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‘This kindness will be remembered forever’
Chen Siming said last month that he had fled China in July and arrived in Taiwan two months later. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Lawyer Lu Siwei - detained in July in Vientiane while trying to flee the People's Republic - is in a detention centre in Sichuan despite warnings from UN Human Rights Council officials. The same place where Beijing seeks re-election for a new three-year term on 10 October.
Chen Siming fled China and awaits refugee assistance in Taiwan, which is wary of raising tensions with Beijing by being seen as a haven for China critics.
A Chinese dissident has taken refuge at Taiwan's Taoyuan International Airport amid growing fears of persecution from Chinese authorities. Desperate escape: Chen Siming, known for commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre at his home each year, felt compelled to flee his homeland after reportedly being harassed by local authorities and receiving a chilling call from them on July 21 urging him to undergo a psychiatric evaluation.