bout ten years or so ago and longer we had a whole rash of hijackings of mainland airliners to taiwan. This was finally stopped when word got out that the hijackers were being jailed in taiwan.
they all got stiff sentences of some 10 years or more. I was wondering whats gonna happen to them when they get sent back to china?? As the taiwanese have said that they will be sent back after serving time in Taiwan. They wont be allowed to stay.
anyone know what happened to anyone of them who had gotten sent back? if any?
the very first group of hijackers (they hijacked a plane to korea and was welcomed to taiwan like heros) caused this whole rash of hijackings. Some members of that original group later ran foul of the law in taiwan and kidnapped some people and got executed, if my memory serves me. Proving that they were ruffians in the first place and not politicallly motivated to come to taiwan
I had heard they would be charged and sentenced again for the same crimes in mainland courts, adding decades more to their sentences. I don’t know if a non-violent hijacking is a death sentence crime in mainland China…
I wonder if Taiwanese would get a hero’s welcome if they hijacked a ferry to the mainland. Probably get a lot red tape asking why they didn’t apply for a visa.
Whatever happened to those soldiers that swam across the strait to avoid ROC military service a few decades ago? I remember reading one of them became an academic on the mainland.
Seems kind of silly if you ask me. Open up the 3 links and silly stuff like this will no longer be occuring.
I don’t know about the death sentence. But prostitutes are being paraded around like the cultural revolution era. All they are missing are the dunce caps and a big sign around their necks.
He didn’t swim across to avoid ROC military service. Was that the official Taiwanese version at the time? He was held up as a model soldier originally for having chosen to transfer to a ROC military academy from NTU. He ultimately received a MBA, and also achieved the rank equivalent of a captain while in the ROC military. Apparently, it was very rare for a university-caliber student to voluntarily choose to join the military at that point in time, and which brought him much applause in Taiwan.
That turned pretty embarassing when he chose to defect to Beijing.
He was just one of many who defected in either direction over the course of the last 5 decades. He insisted that he did it out of nationalism, and believed that he could have greater impact on the Chinese nation by joining the mainland. He later received a PhD from the University of Chicago, is a professor at Beida, and a leading economist in the PRC. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Yifu_Lin
And just because I know someone will ask… I have no idea if he was BSR or WSR. He was born in Yilan.
It looks like the offers went both ways, escalating over time. Starting with 500 taels, and then 1000, and then 2050. Ultimately CKS was offering up gold rewards of 5000 taels, which is equivalent to about 190 KG of gold, or about 6650 oz. (Is my math right on this?) At modern prices, that’s comparable to about $4 million USD for each defector.
It looks like the offers went both ways, escalating over time. Starting with 500 taels, and then 1000, and then 2050. Ultimately CKS was offering up gold rewards of 5000 taels, which is equivalent to about 190 KG of gold, or about 6650 oz. (Is my math right on this?) At modern prices, that’s comparable to about $4 million USD for each defector.[/quote]
gold is offered for defectors in MILITARY planes. I think both sides still reward this . Defecting in MILITARY PLANES. But not Civilian ones !!! BIG NO NO
DOES Anyone think that the hijackers should be allowed to stay in TAiwan after their sentences are completed? I for one think so. They will have paid for their crime under Taiwan law and therefore should be set free in Taiwan. I dont think they should be sent back AFTER jail time. IF they are to be sent back, should be IMMEDIATELY.
some nations will not repatriate a criminal if they are guilty of a crime punishable by execution.
not saying that they will face capital punishment in china tho.
i met the daughter of the CAL captain who hijacked his own China Airlines cargo 747 to CHINA. some years ago. He got some sort of high ranking position in a Chinese airline i understand and a good sum of cash too i hear. He can never come back to taiwan but can travel to the USA where his family now lives i understand.
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gold is offered for defectors in MILITARY planes. I think both sides still reward this .[/quote]
No, according to the above link, the PRC ended this policy in '88, and the ROC shortly followed. Both sides did this in the interests of lowering tensions and improving relations. I don’t know what either side would do with a military defector, these days?
Definitely an interesting, remarkable part of history!