Zhao Yunting, a Shanghai native, enjoys his new-found freedom in Finland, where he is not afraid to expose the Chinese regime’s atrocities. His online posts criticizing Beijing and its zero-COVID policy got him imprisoned at the age of 21.
In a recent interview with the Chinese language edition of The Epoch Times, Zhao talked about being persecuted by Chinese authorities.
He said, “It is my ideal to stand up and openly oppose the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).”
Like most Chinese teenagers, Zhao spent much time surfing the internet, which taught him to bypass the “Great Firewall” and access uncensored information from overseas.
In the early morning of Dec. 13, 2021, during the COVID-19 lockdowns, he shared his thoughts on Chinese social media Weibo about the opaque Chinese pandemic data, inadequate medical treatment and assistance from Beijing, and lack of human rights in China.
Three hours later, the police arrested him.
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