02 February 2010

WOULD YOU GO THIS FAR TO GET YOUR POINT ACROSS


A man spends more than 3 months in an airport to protest the government. Feng Zhenghu has been camping out at Narita International Airport since early November to protest China's refusal to let him enter his homeland. Feng had angered the Chinese government with writings on alleged wrongdoing by local authorities and for supporting student protests. Feng had already announced Sunday that he had decided to end his protest after meeting with officials from the Chinese Embassy last week. But it wasn't clear until Tuesday whether China would allow him to re-enter the country — he had been denied entry eight times since June, prompting his protest. Crazy right I mean who has this kind of time on their hands? And how did he pay his bills while he was at the airport recreating the movie The Terminal with Tom Hanks. Read more here.


-AL

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