China denies entry to Miss Canada for Miss World 2015
Lin is a critic of Chinese regime and a follower of Falun Gong, banned by the Communist Party in 1999. She claims that after winning the title of Canadian beauty, Chinese security agents visited her father, who lives in China, in an apparent attempt to intimidate her into silence. «They’re trying to punish me for my beliefs and prevent me from speaking about human rights issues ,» said Lin.
Anastasi Lin, who moved to Canada at age 13 , will not participate in Miss World: China has prevented her to take a connecting flight from the Hong Kong airport. «The Chinese government denied my entry to the contest for political reasons,» said the 25-year-old contestant.
Lin is a critic of Chinese regime and a follower of Falun Gong, banned by the Communist Party in 1999. She claims that after winning the title of Canadian beauty, Chinese security agents visited her father, who lives in China, in an apparent attempt to intimidate her into silence. «They’re trying to punish me for my beliefs and prevent me from speaking about human rights issues ,» said Lin.