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Kina vil ikke lukke Miss Canada ind

Miss Canada er strandet i Hong Kong. Kina vil ikke lade hende deltage i Miss World, fordi hun er kritisk over for Kinas syn på menneskerettigheder.

Contestants of the 65th Miss World Competition pose for photos in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Nov. 23, 2015. Contestants from more than 120 countries and regions will compete in the final of the 65th Miss World Competition in Sanya on Dec. 19. (Xinhua/Zhao Yingquan) /CHINENOUVELLE_2311.CHI.002/Credit:CHINE NOUVELLE/SIPA/1511231958
Foto: Scanpix/Zhao Yingquan

Den 65. udgave af den verdensomspændende Miss World-konkurrence løber af stabelen i den kinesiske Hainan-provins i disse dage. Deltagere fra mere end 110 nationer konkurrerer om den eftertragtede titel som klodens skønneste. Her poserer kvinderne i byen Sanya. Men, men men. Er det ikke, som om der mangler en?

Miss World Canada Anastasia Lin poses with her crown after an interview at her home in Toronto, Ontario November 10, 2015. Canada's China-born Miss World contestant said on Tuesday her visa to travel to the beauty pageant at a Chinese resort has been delayed and her father has been harassed by Chinese officials because she has spoken out about human rights abuses in the communist country. Anastasia Lin, an actress and Falun Gong practitioner crowned Miss World Canada in May, said her determination to speak out about Chinese abuse of human rights may cost her a chance to attend the Dec. 19 contest final in Sanya, China. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
Foto: Scanpix/Chris Helgren/Reuters

Jo, det er nemlig rigtigt. Her har vi Miss Canada, den 25-årige Anastasia Lin, med krone og det hele på et billede, som blev taget i hendes hjemby Toronto i delstaten Ontario i begyndelsen af november. Allerede her ser hun ikke helt glad ud, og det er der en grund til. Hun havde nemlig problemer med at få visum og indrejsetilladelse af de kinesiske myndigheder, og hun sagde, at hendes far var blevet chikaneret af kinesiske myndigheder.

Anastasia Lin, the reigning Miss Canada, tries on her pageant dress at Freda's Originals in Toronto, Nov. 21, 2015. Lin, an outspoken advocate for human rights and religious freedom in China, was denied a visa to attend the monthlong Miss World pageant held there. "It's kind of sad, " Lin said. "I mean, I'm just an acting student and a beauty queen. What could they possibly be so afraid of?" (Ian Willms/The New York Times)
Foto: Scanpix/Ian Willms

Problemet er, at Anastasia Lin, der både er skuespiller og efter sigende en glimrende klassisk pianist, har sagt nogle ikke så pæne ting om Kina og menneskerettigheder. Billedet her er fra 21. november, da hun prøvede sin officielle skønhedskonkurrencekjole i butikken Freda’s Originals i Toronto

Miss World Canada Anastasia Lin poses for photo at the departure hall of Hong Kong Airport in Hong Kong, China November 26, 2015. Canada's China-born Miss World contestant Lin was stopped in Hong Kong on Thursday and denied permission to board a flight to the beauty pageant finals in China, a move she said was punishment for speaking out against human rights abuses in the country. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Foto: Scanpix/Tyrone Siu

Og her står hun så i Hong Kong Lufthavn, for hun tog chancen og fløj af sted alligevel og ankom onsdag. Men myndighederne var blevet tippet om det på forhånd og lukkede hende ikke ind. Ifølge New York Times er Anastasia Lin blevet et pr-mareridt for styret i Beijing, for hun er også med i den buddhistisk-inspirerede religion Falun Gong-religion, som de kinesiske myndigheder opfatter som en »ond kult«. Men Lin vil ikke holde sin mund: »Hvis jeg ikke siger min mening om, hvad der er rigtigt, vil det være en frygtelig besked til de mennesker i Kina, som lever med frygt og intimidering, og som ikke har mulighed for at give igen«, sagde hun for nylig i et interview.

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