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Former CCTV host Cheng Wanjun jumped from a plane at the airport to seek asylum after a trip to Taiwan. The Mainland Affairs Commission said it was unable to verify that he was being persecuted and returned him to Thailand in accordance with the law, insisting on border control and screening mechanisms.
Former Chinese state media CCTV program presenter Cheng Wanjun recently resignedThailand After arriving in Taiwan, they did not change planes as per their original schedule. Instead, he “jumped on a plane” to seek humanitarian protection and requested to be transferred to a third country. The Mainland Affairs Council said today that because the government was unable to verify Mr Cheng’s claims of harassment, the competent authorities had deported him back to Bangkok, his previous point of departure, in accordance with the law.
The Mainland Affairs Council released news reference materials on the 4th to explain relevant information about Cheng WanjunTaoyuan International Airport The Taiwan government’s request to temporarily ground the aircraft after the jump was inconsistent with our rules and management system. The competent authorities have returned the aircraft to its previous departure point Bangkok, Thailand in accordance with the law.
Mainland Affairs Council explains the alleged suffering of Mr. Cheng WanjunCommunist Party of China Harassment and demand to stay in Taiwan temporarily pending travel to European and American countries, because there are many similar cases every year, the government must have a screening mechanism based on its duties, and it is impossible to deal with every case with temporary detention.
“The key to this case is that the government cannot corroborate Mr. Cheng’s claims of harassment,” the Mainland Affairs Council said. So far, apart from the parties’ own statements, the government has not been able to find any other third-party evidence to support it. Furthermore, Mr. Cheng “can freely enter and leave mainland China, and his personal freedom is not restricted.” The government has a certain margin of discretion in dealing with such matters. At present, it can only repatriate Mr. Cheng Wanjun to Thailand according to the existing mechanism.
The Mainland Affairs Council stressed that Mr Cheng’s allegations regarding the implementation process have been formally explained by the competent authorities. The Chinese government has always taken the stance of providing as much assistance as possible to mainland dissidents, but also hopes that all walks of life will respect our country’s laws and border management systems.
Cheng Wanjun was once the executive editor-in-chief of the official website of the “Law and Life” magazine of the Mainland Ministry of Justice and the keynote speaker of CCTV’s “Legal Lecture” program. After Cheng Wanjun arrived in Taiwan by flight on the 2nd, he took a selfie video in the airport control area and uploaded it to the Internet to publicly appeal for help. He said he was investigated at his workplace in 2019 for comments such as “a king who has taken over the country.” That same year, he was sentenced to six years in prison for “illegal business operations”. After his release from prison, he went into exile abroad to avoid further persecution. However, because he was worried about being deported to Thailand, he relocated to Taiwan for short-term humanitarian protection and resettlement to a third country.
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Cheng Wanjun said that he had been investigated and sentenced for his speech in China, and he was worried about being persecuted again after being released from prison. Therefore, they did not change flights after arriving in Taiwan from Thailand and instead sought short-term humanitarian protection from the Taiwanese government in hopes of being transferred to a third country for resettlement.
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The Mainland Affairs Council stated that the government is currently unable to verify the alleged harassment of Cheng Wanjun. Apart from his own statement, there is no other third party evidence to support this. Therefore, as per the existing handling mechanism and regulations, she will be sent back to her previous point of departure, Bangkok, Thailand.
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The Mainland Affairs Council said that similar cases come to light every year. The government should set up a screening mechanism based on its duties and it cannot stop all cases temporarily. However, it still takes the position of providing as much assistance as possible to mainland dissidents and expects all walks of life to respect the law and the border management system.
