dissident
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Chinese dissident Dong Guangping reached South Korea in a rubber dinghy after a 30-hour journey, facing immigration charges.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
In one message, club leaders warned members of “an improper email blast” from a dissident group.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Dong is not the first Chinese dissident to flee across the sea to South Korea.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
A Chinese dissident who fled his country on a rubber boat has been detained in South Korea after spending hours at sea.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
The nearest thing classical music had to a genuine political dissident in the 1930s was the Hungarian modernist Bela Bartok.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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