Do you all remember last year when a real high level Chinese official defected to the US? The news cycle goes a million miles an hour now, so this story was probably forgotten for the most part, but does anyone know whatever happened with that?
Seems like it's one of the many things that just fell off the radar over the past few years.
I don't understand the context for your question because high level Chinese officials live like kings in China and if they defect then all of their remaining relatives are executed.
If I remember correctly, he traveled to the US under the guise of visiting his daughter who was attending college. Are you suggesting he didn’t defect?
People in his position do not have the ability to leave the country no matter what the reason is.
The fact that he actually left means somebody seriously high up wanted him to leave.