There has never been a clearer cut case for political asylum.

Heng Guan is a Chinese citizen who bravely documented the CCP's mass detention camps for Uyghurs in Xinjiang in 2020, capturing evidence of surveillance, forced labor, and cultural erasure.

He faces imminent danger if returned, including imprisonment, torture, or worse. It's a moral imperative that the US grant him asylum.

We know what fate awaits him if he's returned to China as there are copious examples of what befell those who dared to document reality in "sensitive" places.

Some examples:

Chen Guangcheng: A self-taught lawyer and activist, he investigated and exposed widespread forced abortions and sterilizations under China's one-child policy in rural areas, particularly in Shandong province. He was imprisoned for over four years on fabricated charges, then placed under illegal house arrest. In 2012, he made a dramatic escape, scaling walls despite being blind, and sought refuge in the US embassy in Beijing before fleeing to the United States.

Zhang Zhan: A former lawyer turned citizen journalist, she traveled to Wuhan in early 2020 to document the covid19 outbreak, including hospital conditions, lockdowns, and government censorship. She was arrested, sentenced to four years in prison for "picking quarrels and provoking trouble," and subjected to force-feeding during hunger strikes. She was released in 2024 but remains under strict surveillance and in poor health.

Fang Bin: Another Wuhan citizen journalist, he filmed overflowing hospitals, body bags, and the chaos during the early covid lockdown in 2020, posting videos online to challenge official narratives. He was detained in February 2020, and his whereabouts have been largely unknown since, with reports indicating ongoing secret detention or disappearance.

Chen Qiushi: A former lawyer and video blogger, he went to Wuhan in January 2020 to report on the ground reality of the pandemic, including interviews with affected residents and footage contradicting state media. He disappeared in February 2020 after being detained by authorities, later reappearing under family surveillance and effectively silenced.

Li Zehua: A former state TV reporter turned independent journalist, he also documented the Wuhan covid19 situation in 2020, including quarantines and crematorium activity. He was pursued by security agents in a dramatic on-camera chase, detained for months, and released with warnings to stop his activities.

And then just last month you have Hasan Piker posting on his press junket trip to China, claiming that he's "Chinamaxxing."

In a viral post, I replied saying that "Chinamaxxing" was impossible because you can't actually go to "sensitive" areas such as Xinjiang or Tibet, which then drew the propagandists who INSIST that anyone could go anywhere.

This is patently false. Just look at how citizen journalists who use direct evidence-gathering methods (videos, interviews, on-site reporting) are treated. Guan Heng faces persecution because of his undercover filming of detention facilities in Xinjiang.

The US should do the right thing and grant this hero political asylum.