“While his means of entry into South Korea in violation of the law was wrong, surveillance of the Chinese authorities and political persecution of Kwon since 2016 are behind his life-risking crossing into South Korea,” Lee said.
“He is now weighing whether to apply for refugee status in South Korea or choose a third country,” he said.
Well, that’s nice. Glad they don’t even consider sending him back or something. Hope he gets out of this well.
If this had happened in my country (UK) he’d be in a concentration camp by now.
Nice to know some countries are still civilised
Can you provide context and a source for that claim? Seems very sensational and hyperbolic
Edited to add: it was sensational and hyperbolic. They were referring to asylum centres to reduce the cost of housing asylum seekers. There are issues here but they are certainly not concentration camps - calling them such is at minimum very disrespectful to those who have suffered and died in actual concentration camps.
That’s literally what concentration camps are. Points where you “concentrate” a population you’re trying to control.
Outright murdering the people you have in them was a Nazi death camp thing, but the Brits were probably most famous for using them before that while attempting to suppress colonial rebellion.
Feel free to be smug when the floating death trap of an “asylum center” burns up like Grenfell 🥴
Paywall. ☹️
A telegraph article trying to whip people into a frenzy about foreign people being close by (and possibly having to gasp interact with one) isn’t what I’d refer to as a reliable or credible source.
“I would feel cooped up and I would be walking down to Finchingfield with my mates,” said one local resident who is campaigning against the plans.
We’re talking about the existence of of the camp here, not how it will be expected to run.
Are you questioning the existence of the camp on the fact this is a torygraph article.
Bibby Stockholm has been in the news recently, i would consider that a concentration camp too. Temporary structure in which asylum seekers are to be concentrated
do you live in a cave or something? The UK is full of rapists and imprisoning people for doing wrong-thinking à la 1984
Or Rwanda. They love sending immigrants to Rwanda.
They haven’t actually managed to send anyone yet have they? Courts keep blocking them
You are correct. Braverman and Sunak are appealing the decision by the Court of Appeal because they’re inhuman but so far no one has been sent to Rwanda just yet.
They’ve also said they want to take away our human rights laws and leave the ECHR. Once they take away all those pesky human rights we’ll be all set. I, for one, am sick of all these fucking humans acting as if the human societies that humans built should serve humans and protect humans and encourage humans to prosper. Humans rights? Makes me sick. Can’t wait to get rid of them and show these humans who really matters, the people really in charge: [character limit reached]
“Let’s work together and topple this invisible wall” Mr. Kwon said in the Twitter post
He described himself as “dedicated to overturning communism.”
showing images saying “use our votes to overthrow the government”
Hoh boy
Voting is the proper way to overthrown the government. The other ways are more violent.
What about when the “proper” way doesn’t work?
Get on your jetski
Don’t forget them 5 barrels 🙃
Vote harder
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That’s what happens when you don’t vote hard enough and let a crooked government come into power!
Nothing wrong violence as a last resort. Especially in reply to violence used against you.
I’m not a violent person. I abhor it honestly.
That being said, actual self defense is always valid.
That’s why I train and carry.
Yep. Pacifism without an exception for self defense is just suicide to me.
Non-violent revolution. Worked for us in Czechoslovakia.
Yeah I was expecting stuff like “Maybe don’t chain people into apartment buildings because one dude got COVID?”
That be treason.
No country likes treason.
I wonder how long it takes hexbear to blame white western liberals for their leaders weak personality?
Does hexbear like china?
I think you mis-spelled “fellate”.
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They have too cute a logo for such ugly ideas. It’s not fair!
Hexbear really does live in your head rent free eh?
No, just quoting a comment I saw there earlier. Observations can be fun if you let them.
Bro studied in Iowa 😐
Lots of Chinese citizens come to the US to study. Look into the Confucius Institute (孔子学院). Many (probably most) universities in the US have partnerships with them (which has led to many conspiracy theories by paranoid people).
Lol
Real OG
Hope he gets asylum.
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You may have thought he meant psychiatric asylum but in this case it’s
Protection and immunity from extradition granted by a government to a political refugee from another country.
Oooooh, thank you! Yes, I was very confused for a second
China simps will find a way to say this is also exactly like what America would do
Treason and sedition is a no-no around the world…
There’s a difference between going “yo government y’all suck” and “let’s take up arms and overthrow the government”
“Someone will find a way to make this about America” he said, immediately making it about America.
He was trying to cross a border illegally. So yeah, its exactly what america would do, except maybe they would have shot him.
Yeah the American government always imprisons those who make fun of them. Exactly the same as this for sure.
Please show me where he was arrested for criticising the Chinese state.
Pretty ironic comment coming from @SnowdenHeroOfOurTime@unilem.org I thought liberals had labelled him a russian spy
It’s in the article.
and spent time in jail in China for subversion
but he didnt escape from jail and steal a jetski
Yeah I’m sure the Chinese government would freely admit to that being the reason lol
Chapter 10 in this book gives lots of examples of political repression in US where activists have been harassed, arrested, and even assassinated by the state https://archive.org/details/DemocracyForTheFew16147062951821
The fact that you think US government doesn’t do these things says a lot about the effectiveness of western brainwashing.
Does america arrest people LEAVING the country?
This guy was arrested by south Korea, not China.
Oh yeah and america definitely does.
Yeah, and put them in Guantanamo Bay
I fucking love this story
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That shirt is giving big “Fuck Trudeau” vibes. It’s funny how libs who claim to be leftists will cheer on Chinese right wing extremists (Kwon Pyong) just because “China bad”.
right wing means things I dont likeoh shid oh fug I misread the comment I thought it was typical liberal accusations of China being right wing 😳 😓
I can see how the phrasing of my comment could be taken that way. Edited for clarity.
Here’s another article that claims him to be a “critic” of the Tiananmen Square “massacre”. A thing that objectively did not happen.
average lemmygrad member
More retarded Tankie propaganda. You will never find a legitimate source that backs up your claims.
From the sites “About” page
The second objective is to develop a correct theoretical line in particular… In short: pro-Stalin (against historical nihilism, anarchism, etc.), pro-China (for their chosen road of Reform and Opening Up and against “Maoism” and Sinophobia), and pro-“identity politics” (for a broad understanding of class and against the idealization of “patriotic white workers” as the revolutionary subject, etc.). We consider the populist strategy of courting brittle and ineffective “united fronts” by leaving serious questions of principle unaddressed a mirage.
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It’s true guys, Tiananment Square massacre didn’t actually happen. I have an irrefutable photographic proof:
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Good one. If only you had bothered to click the link in my comment, you would see a well sourced article that does in-fact thoroughly debunk this propoganda that you’ve internalized so much.
Some highlights:
- Full tank man video (he leaves the square unharmed)
- An eye witness account from a Latin American diplomat
- CBS News agrees
There’s more, but if you’re not willing to even consider that you’ve been lied to about this event, then there’s really no point in me putting in any more effort.
Didn’t the US 4th Psyops Group literally admit to organizing Tiananmen Square in their recent recruiting video?
I should learn to read! 😅
Never trust a boater.
Why didn’t he just take a plane? Just a stupid publicity stunt.
Chinese people don’t have freedom to travel…
Lol what. Jesus man, who told you that?
I lived there and experienced it firsthand. All residents of China must apply to travel within China. These days it’s mostly automated and quick for convenience, but you will be monitored at various checkpoints in the system.
For the most obvious example, you must register with local police within 24 hours of arrival in your destination, a service hotels usually provide free. This means that you must present your travel documents to check in to all hotels. This applies to all people, not only foreign individuals. Moreover, all lodgings are not legally registered to host foreign guests. So there are many hotels that non-Chinese people cannot even stay in.
I hope this helps relieve your incredulity
Nothing you said backs up your original claim. And more importantly, is completely irrelevant.
Lol you lemmygrad people hate hearing from people who have actually lived and worked in China.
If he tried to buy an airplane ticket it’s possible he would have been denied. Riding a jetski across open ocean is pretty dangerous and not preferable. Also, there’s no guarantee that you will be allowed entry to your destination. Risky move all around. Especially because the Korean island of Jeju has visa-free travel for Chinese passport holders. So maybe it was a stunt but… Risky move.
Oh speaking of passports, China stopped issuing new passports in recent years. I am not sure if they started back, but it was definitely an issue during the Shanghai COVID lockdown, as rich Chinese people were trying to leave and lay low elsewhere. It’s possible that the guy’s passport expired and he had no way of traveling by air.
Lol you lemmygrad people hate hearing from people who have actually lived and worked in China.
No it’s very interesting actually, when it’s relevant. You claimed that Chinese people didn’t have freedom of movement, then went rambling on about how Chinese people do have freedom of movement.
If he tried to buy an airplane ticket it’s possible he would have been denied.
You just pulled that out of your ass though, didn’t you?
Riding a jetski across open ocean is pretty dangerous and not preferable.
But it gets you in the news. It was a stupid gimmick and you know it.
So maybe it was a stunt but… Risky move.
So we’re in complete agreement.
China stopped issuing new passports in recent years.
Jesus christ man. Use your brain.
It’s possible that the guy’s passport expired
Pathetic.
I mean, it’s obvious that you have no idea WTF daily life is like in China. I just ran down a list of possibilities and explained how travel works in China and you just posture like a bratty toddler.
Why do you feel a need to knee-jerk glorify and defend a nation-state you’ve never lived in or associated with? I didn’t even badmouth the place, simply described a facet of life in China without hyperbole
Because he doesn’t want to be caught in a Chinese airport
Caught doing what? Was he a fugitive? For what reason?
He was arrested for crossing the border illegally. None of these articles say he was wanted for anything prior to this.
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Are there any personal thoughts or insights about the article you wish to share?
Rich boater fucks around, finds out.
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