Chinese activist says in Canada after Taiwan transit plea

Taipei (AFP) Oct 8, 2023

A Chinese activist who fled to Taiwan last month and urged the self-ruled island not to deport him said Sunday he had arrived in Canada and obtained political asylum. Chen Siming said last month on X, formerly Twitter, that he had fled China in July and arrived in Taiwan two months later. He urged Taiwanese authorities not to send him back because he was seeking political asylum in the Unite