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?
Are there many people from the US seeking asylum in other countries or migrating at high numbers?
Snowden
Less in fear for his life, and more in fear of jail time. Which he shouldn't have had to fear, don't get me wrong. But there's still a big difference in scale between fleeing jail and fleeing death.
For violating the espionage act? The Rosenbergs were executed for that. US psyops truly out in force.
There was Snowden , alghtough other than that there wasnt that many cases.
There will be soon. The entire west is quickly becoming uninhabitable.
I might be off base, but your comment has the feel of a "gotcha!". Yeah, America certainly qualifies.
Edit: Perhaps work pointing out that I'm not the first person you replied to.
Got em
American, don't really disagree
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.
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.
Like that last scene in resident evil 4, he might be carrying the President's daughter too.
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