Dong Guanping

Dong Guangping (; born 13 April 1958) is a Chinese human rights activist who attempted to emigrate to the West but disappeared in 2022 in Vietnam and was imprisoned in China. In 2026 he sailed to South Korea in an inflatable boat, where he was held by authorities before being allowed to resettle in Canada with his family.

Early life Dong Guangping was born in Zhengzhou, China, in 1958 to a father who was a military general. He grew up in a wealthy family and his brothers joined the armed forces and became colonels. He is known in China for speaking out against China's censorship of news about the Tiananmen Square protests and massacre. Dong was taken from a Thai immigration centre by Chinese police in 2015 while he was attempting to resettle to Canada. The police returned him to China where he was jailed for three years.

In May 2026 he was detained by South Korea for illegal entry after crossing open seas from China in an inflatable boat. He was inspired by Kwon Pyong's similar journey in 2023.

On 28 May 2026, the Daejeon District Court rejected a detention warrant request for Dong Guangping, ruling that there was insufficient evidence of flight risk or destruction of evidence. Following the decision, his case was transferred to immigration authorities. One month later, Sheng Xue confirmed that he was able to travel to Canada to live with his wife and daughter who had already been resettled there.

Personal life Dong's daughter Katherine Dong and family live in Canada, where they relocated in 2015.