Leon Li

Leon Li is a 41-year-old former resident of Shanghai who moved to Chiang Mai, Thailand, seeking a life of freedom away from the constraints of the Chinese Communist Party. After experiencing a prolonged lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic that left him feeling traumatized and uncertain about his future, he purchased an elite visa allowing him to stay in Thailand for 20 years. In Chiang Mai, he has embraced a new lifestyle as a personal trainer and the city's only male belly dancer, enjoying the opportunity to express his identity more openly.