BANGKOK: Preferring to risk death than face deportation, Dong Junming boarded a boat off Thailand’s coast alongside eight fellow Chinese asylum-seekers in early March with the improbable plan of steering themselves to New Zealand.
He and his group are part of a growing number of refugees -- especially Chinese nationals -- who feel Thailand is no longer a safe haven under junta rule.
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