Chinese human rights activist refused entry back into China

A Chinese human rights activist said on Thursday he had been stuck in limbo at a Tokyo airport for nine days after his country's communist government denied him the right to return home.

Feng Zhenghu has been camped out on a couch near the immigration checkpoint at Narita International Airport since Nov 4.

'I've been here for nine days, eight nights. I have not had a lot to eat or drink,' he said on Thursday at Narita's Terminal 1. 'I have a Chinese passport that is valid for three more years. I have a valid visa for Japan, but I do not want to stay in Japan. I want to go home.'



Speaking in Chinese, he said that, after a stay of several months in Japan this year, he had tried to go back to China eight times.

'Four times I was turned back by Shanghai authorities at the Pudong airport. They did not let me into the country,' he said. 'The other four times, Japanese airlines refused to allow me onto the aeroplane. I strongly protest these actions. According to the UN (charter), no nation has the right to refuse the citizenship of its nation.'

Despite his ordeal, Mr Feng looked well-kempt and clean shaven, but speaking in broken Japanese, he said, 'My stomach has become small.'