POLITICSMay 27 · 07:55 UTCTHE GUARDIAN WORLDAmy Hawkins in Beijing

Dissident detained in South Korea after fleeing China in rubber boat

Dong Guangping, a 68-year-old Chinese dissident, was detained by South Korea's coastguard after fleeing China in a rubber boat. He had previously attempted to escape multiple times and was jailed for his activism in China.

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