{"id":48061,"date":"2009-11-28T14:16:57","date_gmt":"2009-11-28T21:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=48061"},"modified":"2015-08-07T12:13:29","modified_gmt":"2015-08-07T19:13:29","slug":"banned-by-china-feng-zhenghu-languishes-in-tokyo-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2009\/11\/banned-by-china-feng-zhenghu-languishes-in-tokyo-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"Banned by China, Feng Zhenghu Languishes in Tokyo Airport (Updated)"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the Boston Globe:<\/a><\/p>\n

He is a man caught between two countries, a political protester who has stubbornly steeled himself inside the sterile purgatory of Tokyo\u2019s Narita International Airport.<\/p>\n

Each day, Feng Zhenghu sits on a bench in front of the Japanese customs booths, calmly looking on as tens of thousands of arriving passengers pass him by, resigning himself to residence in a diplomatic no-man\u2019s land.<\/p>\n

He refuses to pass through government customs because that would mean entering Japan – something Feng has decided he simply will not do. He wants to go home to China.<\/p>\n

Eight times since June, the 55-year-old activist has been rebuffed by Chinese officials in attempts to reenter his homeland.<\/p>\n

On four occasions, airlines in Japan didn\u2019t allow him to board. On four others, he got as far as Shanghai\u2019s Pudong International Airport before being dispatched back to Tokyo.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

According to a Japanese immigration official, Feng Zhenghu arrived from Shanghai on 4 November with a valid Chinese passport and a visa to enter Japan \u2013 but has been refused admittance to China. He is spending his time on a couch near an immigration checkpoint in the south wing of Terminal 1 of Narita Airport.<\/p>\n

Read more about Feng Zhenghu <\/a>on CDT.<\/p>\n

Here is a video interview of Feng Zhengfu by Radio Free Asia:<\/p>\n

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<\/a>Click here <\/a>to watch a music video: “Let Feng Zhenghu Return Home<\/strong>” on Youtube, made by a Chinese netizen, Flying White Cloud (\u767d\u4e91\u98de\uff09.<\/p>\n

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The music in the above video is from Taiwanese singer Feng Feifei (\u51e4\u98de\u98de<\/a>)’s famous song: The Road Home (\u5f52\u4e61\u8def) (1982), lyrics translated by CDT:<\/p>\n

The Road Home<\/p>\n

I try to set my sights beyond the far horizon
\nThe road seems to extend forever
\nAnd is indistinct from the vastness of the earth
\nI can’t find the words to ask the heavens
\nTrue, there are thousands of waves deep in the sea of clouds
\nBut nothing can stop my determination to return home<\/p>\n

The night has run its course and the sky is alreadly dim
\nAfter experiencing all the vicissitudes of life
\nHow eager I am
\nTo once again see the mountains and rivers of my homeland
\nAnd the brilliance of the Sun and the Moon there<\/p>\n

\u81fa\u7063\u96fb\u5f71\u300a\u8840\u6ffa\u6b78\u9109\u8def\u300b\u4e3b\u984c\u66f2\uff0c\u539f\u9304\u65bc1982\u5e74\u51fa\u7248\u7684\u3010\u4f60\u4f86\u4e86\u3011\u5c08\u8f2f\u3002<\/p>\n

\u9cf3\u98db\u98db -\u300a\u6b78\u9109\u8def\u300b
\n\u8a5e\/\u6668\u66e6 \u66f2\/\u5289\u5bb6\u660c<\/p>\n

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And the words in the last shot are from Chinese blogger Zhai Minglei<\/a>‘s article “To not let Feng Zhenghu return home is China’s national shame<\/a>, ” translated by CDT:<\/p>\n

“A real man does not say the word ‘love’ lightly. Once he says it, he needs to have the courage to die for this love, whether the object of the love is your country, or your woman.” <\/p>\n

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Feng Zhenghu published his contact information as follows:<\/p>\n

Cell phone in Japan\uff1a0081-80-3445-7210<\/p>\n

Email box on his cell phone\uff1aga7674eed77t8jf@softbank.ne.jp<\/p>\n

Twitter account\uff1ahttp:\/\/twitter.com\/fzhenghu<\/p>\n

Website\uff1ahttp:\/\/fzh999.net<\/p>\n

E-maill\uff1afzh2005@hotmail.co.jp\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Feng’s twitter account @fzhenghu currently has over 4800 followers. His supporters also set up another twitter account in English for him @fzhenghu_en <\/p>\n

Update: Feng Zhenghu’s family and supporters published the following information<\/a> calling for donations to support his efforts to return China:<\/p>\n

The account numbers of Feng Zhenghu\uff1a<\/p>\n

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ 272-1590194 Feng Zheng Hu<\/p>\n

PayPal account\uff1afzh999net@gmail.com <\/p>\n

Bank of China 4038505-0188-038792-6 \u51af\u6b63\u864e<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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