A jet ski rider who has been detained since he washed up on South Korea’s coast is believed to be a Chinese dissident who feared for his safety and fled by crossing hundreds of miles of sea, trailing barrels of fuel behind him.
The coast guard in the western South Korean port city of Incheon said in a statement Sunday that a Chinese man in his 30s tried to illegally enter the country Aug. 16 by riding a jet ski from the Shandong area of China, an eastern province around 200 miles away across the Yellow Sea.
People like him are welcome in the non-authoritarian part of thè world. Just sad that he had to leave family and friends behind.
Also, very cool stunt!
He can afford jet ski, but not a plane ticket?
I’m sure you read the article but missed this part:
“[They] told me that they found out from the Chinese authorities that Kwon was banned from leaving China,” Lee said. “[He] had no choice but to flee China for his safety.”
China has increasingly used exit bans to bar people — including domestic critics and foreign executives — from leaving the country.
any country a citizen needs to run from in fear for their life is objectively an utter shithole
Are there many people from the US seeking asylum in other countries or migrating at high numbers?
Most fun defection ever! Going to lose his deposit though.
Jk jk that’s a terrible joke.
He Is a Man of Focus, Commitment and Sheer Fucking Will