31 Chinese nationals caught after illegally entering Korea via Taean coast
More than 30 Chinese nationals have been caught after illegally entering Korea via the west coast in Taean over the past eight years, the Coast Guard said Monday. From September 2019 through May this year, 31 Chinese nationals were apprehended in waters off Taean County or its beaches, more than 100 kilometers southwest of Seoul, Coast Guard officials said. In September 2019, three Chinese…
Over the past eight years, more than 30 Chinese nationals have been apprehended for illegally entering South Korea via the Taean coast, according to the Coast Guard. Between September 2019 and May 2022, 31 Chinese nationals were caught in waters off Taean County or its beaches, situated approximately 100 kilometers southwest of Seoul.
In September 2019, three Chinese nationals were apprehended near a Taean beach in a rubber boat, while eight more were detained in May 2021 after arriving in the county aboard a 4.3-meter-long boat. The most recent incident occurred on May 25, 2022, when Chinese dissident Dong Guangping was caught, marking the seventh illegal entry attempt by Chinese nationals along the coast since late 2019.
Dong had been imprisoned multiple times in China before his arrest. Following the incident, he was eventually permitted to leave South Korea. Subsequently, Dong was reported to have arrived in Canada in June. Coast Guard officials revealed that 25 of the 31 individuals had previously held jobs in Korea and had been deported for overstaying their visas and attempting to enter the country illegally.
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