Man flees China by riding jet ski hundreds of miles to South Korea
Man flees China by riding jet ski hundreds of miles to South Korea
The man, who has been detained since he washed up in the port city of Incheon last week, is believed to be a dissident who was previously jailed for criticizing President Xi Jinping.
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!
And he will be tracked wherever he goes by "china police" in foreign countries, like there's in Canada, who will threaten to kill his family in China.
any country a citizen needs to run from in fear for their life is objectively an utter shithole
Like the US?
Lee said Kwon attended Iowa State University and has a degree in aerodynamics.
He puts his knowledge to good use.
He Is a Man of Focus, Commitment and Sheer Fucking Will
And a lot of petroleum.
Nobody noticed the dude zip tying 300 miles worth of fuel to his jet ski?
It's not that much fuel. From what I can tell, jet skis usually get about 20 miles per gallon, so he would need 15 gallons of fuel, minimum
Article states a lot more than that.
Most fun defection ever! Going to lose his deposit though.
Jk jk that's a terrible joke.
Like that last scene in resident evil 4, he might be carrying the President's daughter too.
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.
The USA state department has a "reconsider travel" warning for China, and they specifically cite exit bans as one of the reasons. Especially for Americans with Chinese dual citizenship, as China doesn't recognize dual citizenship.
Skimmed the article, missed that part.