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Cheng Wanjun, a former lecturer on CCTV’s “Legal Lecture”, jumped off the plane to ask for help after arriving in Taiwan from Thailand. He said he was jailed for six years for criticizing Xi Jinping and now he is seeking Taiwan’s help in the name of humanitarian security.
Cheng Wanjun, the former presenter of CCTV’s “Legal Lecture” program, flew in from Beijing the day before yesterday.Thailand He came to Taiwan, but after arriving at Taoyuan International Airport, he “jumped off the plane” and recorded a video to ask the outside world for help. He made this claim because of criticismCommunist Party of China General Secretary of the Central CommitteeXi Jinping A report was filed against him and he was jailed for 6 years. After his release from prison, he was forced to go into exile abroad because of his work. Although he sought help from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, he decided to come to Taiwan to seek humanitarian protection due to security reasons. Responding to the matter, the Immigration Department yesterday said it has discussed it with relevant agencies and will handle it appropriately as per the existing mechanism.
Cheng Wanjun said in the video that he was reported on tape for making comments about subordinate King at a regular meeting of his work unit in 2019. They were ordered by the head of the Communist Party of China to conduct a thorough investigation and the entire unit was purged. As a result, he had to spend six years in jail. He was released from jail in 2025. In order to publish his prison works, he was forced to go into exile abroad. They are classified as the highest risk level by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Thailand.
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Cheng Wanjun said that the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Thailand also told him that his personal safety could not be guaranteed while he was waiting for resettlement in Thailand. Since the confession he wrote in prison was published in foreign media, to avoid a second political persecution by the Chinese Communist authorities, he had to go to Taiwan to seek short-term humanitarian protection and assist in rehabilitation in Thailand so that he could continue to compose and speak freely throughout his life.
It is understood that Cheng Wanjun’s original itinerary was to fly from Thailand to Taiwan and then transfer to Beijing. However, he “jumped off the plane” after arriving at Taoyi Airport and posted a video to ask for help from the outside world. The Immigration Department has arranged a specific area within the airport control zone to provide rest and food to Cheng Wanjun, but he cannot move around freely. In response to the matter, the Immigration Department said it has discussed it with the relevant agencies and will handle it appropriately as per the existing mechanism.
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He said in the video that he was politically persecuted for criticizing the leadership of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. After his release from prison, he faced foreign deportation and security concerns. Therefore, he was unwilling to go to Beijing as planned and instead sought humanitarian protection in Taiwan.
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He said that in 2019, he was recorded and reported after making comments at a regular meeting of his work unit, shortly after which the entire work unit was dismissed and he was sentenced to six years in prison. After completing his sentence in 2025, he was forced to go into exile abroad due to the publication of his works and security risks.
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The Immigration Department said it has discussed the follow-up arrangements with the agencies concerned and dealt with it appropriately as per the existing mechanism. It currently provides him rest and food in the airport control zone, but still restricts his free movement.
