The names of the 18 Chinese overseas students who were discovered in South Korea reportedly trying to flee to Canada in December, 1989, are currently unavailable to the IRBDC. The Associated Press (8 Dec. 1989) reported that South Korean immigration officials deported the 18 Chinese students to Japan after arriving in Seoul with fake Argentine passports. According to the report,
The students said they were going to Canada to seek refuge because they feared punishment for having staged anti-government protests in Japan against the brutal suppression of the pro-democracy movement in Beijing's Tiananmen Square in June.
A Reuters report from 8 December 1989, maintains that the faked passports were Canadian and that the group the report is unclear as to whether there were 12 or 18 were accepted by the government of Taiwan.
Further information on the subject is currently unavailable to the IRBDC.
Attachments:
Reuters. 8 December 1989, BC Cycle. "Taiwan to Accept 12 Chinese Dissidents in Korea." (NEXIS)
The Associated Press. 8 December 1989, AM Cycle. "South Korea Expels Chinese Students Allegedly Seeking Refuge [sic]". (NEXIS)
Bibliography:
Reuters. 8 December 1989, BC Cycle. "Taiwan to Accept 12 Chinese Dissidents in Korea." (NEXIS)
The Associated Press. 8 December 1989, AM Cycle. "South Korea Expels Chinese Students Allegedly Seeking Refuge [sic]". (NEXIS)