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The rubber boat that a Chinese national was in when he was detained in the waters off South Korea's west coast, at a port in Taean, South Korea. / Credit: The Taean Maritime Police via AP

Dissident who fled China by boat arrives in Canada, his friend says

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A Chinese political dissident who fled to South Korea last month in a dinghy has arrived in Canada, his friend said on social media Saturday. Dong Guangping was aboard a 10.8-foot inflatable boat in the waters off a western South Korean island in May when he was detained by South Korea’s coast guard for allegedly…