“yes, we treat him well. No you can’t see him. That black bag you saw over his head was to help him breathe. Move along.”
Jokes aside, yeah Typically defectors are treated well, for the exact reason you say. Nobody would want to defect if they knew they were just going to be executed or put in a gulag.
How or why would anyone even trust this deal? Once they land on that carrier, they have no position to bargain or enforce the terms.
Treating the defector well encourages future defectors.
“yes, we treat him well. No you can’t see him. That black bag you saw over his head was to help him breathe. Move along.”
Jokes aside, yeah Typically defectors are treated well, for the exact reason you say. Nobody would want to defect if they knew they were just going to be executed or put in a gulag.
He would still be valuable as a pilot trained to operate the freshly stolen chopper I guess.
Also, if I get it right from the article, the Chinese paid upfront.