Dong Guangping · Full chronicle and history

On May 25, 2026, human rights activist Dong Guangping, who had been repeatedly sentenced and imprisoned by Chinese authorities, fled China by rubber boat and arrived in South Korea seeking humanitarian protection and asylum, in order to avoid being deported again or facing political persecution.

In May 2026, 68-year-old Chinese dissident Dong Guangping crossed the Yellow Sea in a small rubber boat, sailing more than 300 kilometers to reach the west coast of South Korea, and was subsequently detained and questioned by the South Korean Coast Guard on suspicion of violating immigration law.