Yuan Sheng (born 1967) is a Chinese captain for China Eastern Airlines. He is a native of China's Shandong Province. In 2006, while a member of the flight crew on a trip to Los Angeles, he made the decision to seek political asylum in the United States, claiming he faced persecution in China because of his beliefs in the Falun Gong spiritual movement. Wikipedia
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