2026-11-07
According to the Financial Times, multiple people familiar with the matter said that US officials wrote a memo this year based on intelligence, suggesting that Jensen Huang had a romantic relationship with Megaspeed executive Alice Huang, whom intelligence agencies believe was recruited by the Ministry of State Security to engage in espionage. Nvidia declined to comment.
2026-11-06
On November 6, Taiwan prosecutors officially indicted incumbent legislator Gao Jin Su-mei, accusing her of receiving approximately 170 million in CCP funds to develop a united front network in Taiwan and manage election resources for indigenous tribes, seeking a 14-year prison sentence.
2026-11-06
A second follow-up report by The New York Times indicates that Huang Le is a spy directly recruited by the state security (MSS), tasked with getting close to and keeping an eye on Jensen Huang.
2026-11-06
At the IPAC Hague Summit, 54 legislators from 26 countries responded to the latest report released by Safeguard Defenders, jointly calling for six emergency measures to combat the CCP's foreign interference and transnational repression, demanding that countries stop appeasement.
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2026-11-06
On November 6, Reuters disclosed Italian investigative documents: suspects had long been staking out Teacher Li's residence and rummaging through trash. One individual collected over 4,000 photos and 35 videos, while others offered 100 euros per day to hire people to track Teacher Li. Prosecutors suspect two main suspects acted on behalf of the Chinese police and maintained contact with personnel from the CCP United Front Work Department. The Milan prosecutor's office concluded its investigation into 10 suspects (8 Chinese citizens, 2 Italian citizens) on October 23; no convictions have been made yet.
2026-11-06
On November 6, the human rights organization Safeguard Defenders released a report stating that China has established 1,247 overseas liaison points across at least 91 countries and regions, involving 74 domestic agencies. These points use the police, the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, and the United Front system to collect information on overseas Chinese and monitor dissidents. The report also cites a paper by the Qingtian Public Security Bureau chief, which claims that 15 protests by overseas Chinese during visits by Chinese leaders were handled.
2026-11-06
Human rights organization Safeguard Defenders has released a new report, 'Transnational Repression,' pointing out that four years after exposing overseas police stations, Chinese public security, courts, procuratorates, and other agencies are more wantonly extending their control tentacles worldwide than ever before, monitoring the thoughts, speech, and actions of people overseas.
2026-11-06
A report by Safeguard Defenders mentions that Italian police are investigating individuals suspected of long-term stalking, surveillance, and threats against Teacher Li Is Not Your Teacher.
2026-11
U.S. intelligence agencies have identified a Singaporean executive named Huang Xiaole as a female spy for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Under pressure, Jensen Huang issued an open letter to Nvidia employees admitting to the affair, and the board of directors has begun an investigation into whether she is suspected of helping the CCP.
2026-10-30
On October 30, The New York Times, citing anonymous sources, reported that US intelligence agencies determined that Alice Huang, an executive at data center company Megaspeed, passed intelligence to Beijing and discovered she had close contact with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Trump was informed of the intelligence about a year ago but took no action. Nvidia stated it was normal customer contact, and the Chinese Embassy in the US denounced the accusations as a smear.
2026-10-30
On October 30, the US Department of Justice announced that two Chinese men who conducted clandestine intelligence activities on behalf of China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) were each sentenced to 30 months in prison after pleading guilty, followed by three years of supervised release. The two had assisted in identifying recruitable US military personnel and, in January 2022, arranged for individuals within the US to drop off approximately $10,000 in cash via a dead drop in a storage locker.
2026-10-30
A member of a Chinese government delegation was detained by Swedish police from October 29 to 30 for allegedly photographing Sweden's defense research agency and armed forces headquarters, and was remanded in custody by a court.
2026-10-29
The human rights organization Safeguard Defenders has released a new edition of the book 'The People's Republic of the Disappeared.' It includes first-hand accounts of secret detention under the 'Residential Surveillance at a Designated Location' (RSDL) system from Chinese rights lawyers, journalists, NGO workers, as well as Michael Kovrig, Cheng Lei, and Lee Ming-che, and offers a free PDF download.
2026-10-28
According to an ANSA report on October 28, Milan prosecutors have completed their investigation into 10 suspects, accusing them of stalking, monitoring, and threatening Teacher Li, as well as rummaging through his mailbox and sending materials to China. Four of the Chinese nationals were in continuous contact with Beijing authorities, and some leaders of overseas Chinese associations were accused of being commissioned by Chinese police to coordinate the surveillance of dissidents.
2026-10-28
On October 28, Japanese police arrested a 24-year-old Chinese college student suspected of assault in connection with the May spray attack at GINZA SIX in Ginza, TBS reported on October 29.
2026-10-28
On October 28, The Information reported that the latest models from DeepSeek and Moonshot AI are suspected of using output from OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra for distillation training. In September, OpenAI traced distillation activities that began in July to individuals associated with Moonshot AI. Anthropic stated that it has reduced the data acquisition for distillation attacks against Claude by approximately 90% to 99%.
2026-10-27
On October 27, Taiwan's Defense Minister Wellington Koo criticized Beijing for launching cognitive warfare on the occasion of Retrocession Day, pointing out that the People's Republic of China was only founded in 1949 and has nothing to do with the War of Resistance, and said that the Taiwanese military will closely monitor the situation and take precautionary response measures.
2026-10-23
On October 23, Milan prosecutors concluded their investigation into 10 individuals suspected of stalking the operator of the Teacher Li account. Among them, 8 are Chinese citizens and 2 are Italian citizens. There are currently no convictions.
2026-10-21
Taiwanese prosecutors indicted a suspect who allegedly, at China's instigation, plotted to ram a vehicle into an entertainer, while Taiwan's foreign ministry and the Mainland Affairs Council issued statements condemning cross-border repression.
2026-10-20
According to a post by X account @jielijian, the Chinese government is carrying out transnational repression against multiple members of the International Union of China’s Democrats and staunch anti-CCP activists. The party members involved, along with their relatives and friends, continue to suffer major harm, threats, intimidation, and harassment from the Chinese government, causing the individuals involved extreme mental pain and suffering. The poster strongly condemned this and called for overthrowing the CCP regime, demanding the arrest of Xi Jinping and the trial of all human rights criminals.
2026-10-20
On October 20, Taiwan's National Security Bureau submitted a report to the Legislative Yuan, saying that the CCP sets the narrative through state media and influences the year-end nine-in-one elections through proxy accounts, troll armies, PR companies, and AI audio and video, involving issues such as energy, food safety, and national defense; from January to September this year it collected more than 2.5 million pieces of disputed information, up about 48% year-on-year.
2026-10-19
On October 19, 2026, the Chinese Democracy Party International Alliance held a protest rally in front of the Flushing Library in New York. Participants strongly condemned the Chinese government's human rights violations, including alleged transnational repression, threats and intimidation of overseas democracy activists, attacks on party members, and joint persecution of their family members inside China, and demanded an end to the related persecution.
2026-10-19
According to a tweet posted by the X account @jielijian, on October 19, 2026 Beijing time, an accountability event protesting the Chinese Communist Party's transnational repression and human rights crimes was held in New York. The event was participated in and shared by relevant individuals, aiming to condemn the CCP's transnational repression and hold it accountable for its human rights crimes.
2026-10-18
According to a post by Twitter user Jie Lijian, at 2:30 p.m. on October 18, 2026, anti-communist figures in New York held a protest in front of the Flushing Library, strongly condemning the Chinese government's transnational repression and its human rights crimes of persecuting the domestic family members of anti-communists, and calling on anti-communist comrades from all walks of life to join in fighting the Chinese Communist Party.
2026-10-18
According to YouTube channel Terenceshen, a Chinese national living in Canada was arrested by relevant Taiwanese authorities after making radical remarks such as “take down Lai Ching-te” and engaging in disruptive activities while in Taiwan. The incident has drawn attention; the video notes that the individual attempted to speak up for the Chinese government, but ultimately paid the price because his actions violated local laws.
2026-10-18
According to a post by X user @jielijian, on October 18, 2026, the China Democracy Party International Alliance held an event in Flushing, New York — the residential area with the largest Chinese population in the world — strongly condemning the Chinese government's human rights crimes of transnational repression, violent attacks against members of the China Democracy Party International Alliance, and threats, harassment and intimidation of their family members back home, and pointing out that the area contains outposts linked to CCP overseas police stations.
2026-10-17
According to an exclusive CBS News investigation, 34-year-old California Chinese-American real estate agent Wanying Zhang (Wanying Zhang) was arrested by the FBI on suspicion of conducting espionage for China. The investigation found that Zhang had previously been suspected of surveilling Lai Ching-te's son in Seattle, and that she had indirect ties to Cambodia's Prince Group and a transnational money laundering network. The case is still under further investigation.
2026-10-17
According to a report by Representative Moolenaar, chairman of the U.S. House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, and others, COSCO Shipping has maintained a decades-long espionage partnership with the Chinese Communist Party. The report states that its cargo ships are suspected of using concealed equipment near the U.S. coast to intercept military communications, posing a serious counterintelligence threat to the United States.
2026-10-17
Zhou Junyi, a senior member of the Chinese Democracy Party, successfully left Thailand on October 17, 2026 after being held by the immigration bureau there for more than a year, boarding a flight to Canada. According to reports, while stranded in Thailand Zhou Junyi faced dangerous situations on multiple occasions, including pressure from personnel at the Chinese Embassy in Thailand who demanded that he sign a consent form for repatriation, attempting to have him deported back to China. Zhou Junyi has now successfully escaped the control of the CCP's transnational repression apparatus and is about to arrive in Canada.
2026-10-17
X user @lilaoshizuikeai posted that recent online rumors claiming his life was ruined because he was transnationally suppressed over 100 euros are false information. He pointed out that the woman in the photo is actually a member of the Milan, Italy Jiangxi Chamber of Commerce, responsible for leading a team to conduct surveillance at his Milan apartment. He said he has cooperated with Italian anti-terrorism police (Digos) and successfully arrested 8 of the suspects involved, while two principal culprits fled back to China after learning the news.
2026-10-16
On October 16, 2026 Beijing time, John Moolenaar, Chairman of the U.S. House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, together with Representatives Rick Crawford and Carlos Giménez, jointly sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin. The letter accused Chinese state-owned enterprise COSCO of using its vessels to conduct espionage near the U.S. coastline, and called on the Department of Homeland Security to take action.
2026-10-16
According to a post by X user @jielijian citing an Al Jazeera report, secretly recorded evidence of the Chinese government and the Southeast Asia telecom fraud supply chain has been exposed. The report discloses details of Chinese Communist Party spies from Cambodia meeting in multiple locations in Guangzhou, points out that the Chinese government invested 350 million dollars in a military runway to supply the CCP military port in Djibouti, and mentions that female employees of CCP agents provided close, close-quarters protection to Xi Jinping's visiting delegation.
2026-10-16
On October 16, while CBS was looking into the case of Zhang Wanying allegedly surveilling Lai Ching-te's son, it found that her companion Miao Fatai's business partner had commercial ties with Chen Xing, a figure linked to the Prince Group; Fei Wenzhi told CBS that the Bugatti Chiron in Zhang Wanying's photos was one he had borrowed from Chen Xing. OCCRP had previously identified Chen Xing as "Conspirator Number Two" in the US indictment against the Prince Group.
2026-10-16
Recently, a Chinese student in the History Department of Moscow State University wore the Rising Sun flag and placed a Japanese military cap on his desk during class. He was reported by another Chinese student at the same university, after which he publicly released a video bowing in apology, saying his intention was to display a symbol of Japanese aggression rather than to support militarism.
2026-10-15
According to a report by Sound of Hope, people in Quebec, Canada held a peaceful rally to express their support for Falun Gong and to oppose the Chinese Communist Party’s transnational repression. The rally aimed to call attention to the CCP’s persecution of Falun Gong practitioners and to condemn its suppression activities overseas.
2026-10-15
According to a report by Radio France Internationale, Taiwanese scholar Yeh Yao-yuan analyzed that China attempts to interfere in Taiwan's nine-in-one elections and conduct cognitive warfare through means such as leaks via Hong Kong media. The scholar believes that such operations may not necessarily change voters' positions, but could deepen social opposition and polarization in Taiwan, adversely affecting the development of democracy.
2026-10-15
According to Radio France Internationale, a Chinese citizen accused of espionage appeared in a Czech court for the first time on October 15, 2026, local time. The defendant denied the charges of engaging in espionage activities during the trial. The case is currently undergoing further proceedings.
2026-10-15
On October 15, several MPs from the Conservative Party, the Bloc Québécois and the New Democratic Party spoke out about the attack outside the Chinese Consulate-General in Toronto and about transnational repression, criticizing the federal government's inadequate response. NDP MP Jenny Kwan called on the government to take action to ensure the safety of those under threat.
2026-10-14
On October 14, 2026, the U.S. House Select Committee on the CCP issued a formal statement noting that recent espionage cases across the U.S. highlight the threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its brazen transnational repression, reaffirming its commitment to exposing the CCP's schemes to suppress dissidents and infiltrate institutions. On the same day, Bill Essayli, First Assistant United States Attorney for the Central District of California, warned in an interview with Fox News that CCP espionage activities are "extremely rampant and playing the long game" across the U.S. He cited major cases including the interstate stalking of Lai Ching-te's family, a former mayor acting as an unregistered foreign agent, and the smuggling of $300 million in chips, emphasizing that federal agencies are working to dismantle domestic spy networks.
2026-10-14
In the early hours of October 14, 2026, Beijing time, a Twitter user posted that New People's Party member Yan Youxin had been deported back to China, and pointed out that this matter was closely related to Yang Maosen's team. The poster questioned whether Yang Maosen's team might have arranged a pro-CCP lawyer for Yan Youxin, and criticized the team for claiming to catch "spies" on one hand while seeking help from CCP lawyers on the other. The cause of the incident and its specific details remain to be further verified.
2026-10-14
According to a post by @jielijian at 3:34 a.m. Beijing time on October 14, 2026, cyberterror attacks on China continue. That day, an account impersonated Falun Gong founder Li Hongzhi and rights defense lawyer Chen Guangcheng, sending threatening emails in the name of an email address of the International Alliance of the Chinese Democratic Party, framing the Austrian government and the US president's official vehicle; the subject line of the email contained the words "Bomb!!". The poster called on the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Austrian State Security Agency, and authorities in Japan, Taiwan and other countries to conduct a rigorous investigation. This claim currently rests on this single source alone, with no independent corroboration.
2026-10-14
According to X user @Terenceshen, the Canadian government has initiated deportation proceedings, with a member of a CCP united front organization, the founder of a Canada-China relations organization, and a Liberal Party donor facing possible expulsion over suspected war crimes. The incident has drawn attention to CCP united front activities in Canada and the legal liability of the individuals involved.
2026-10-14
According to a post by X user @LeiYang8964, Li Qing is suspected to have been rushed to Pennsylvania overnight on October 14, 2026. The information currently comes from a single source, and the specific background and subsequent developments remain unclear.
2026-10-14
At 22:30 Beijing time on October 14, 2026, user @jielijian posted a tweet stating that the CCP cyber army has continued to attack the core group of the International Alliance of Chinese Democracy, stealing accounts and destroying and wiping out members' information, in an attempt to maliciously report and get accounts banned. The user called on everyone to stay vigilant and not click on unknown links carelessly.
2026-10-14
According to a post from the official account ChinaSelect of the U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee, the committee released a new report on October 14, 2026, aimed at exposing weaknesses in the arguments against strengthening research security. Based on federal investigations and law enforcement actions, the report details in detail the risks that undisclosed foreign affiliations, financial ties, and disclosure issues pose to research security.
2026-10-13
On October 13, 2026, the renowned Canadian media outlet Global News revealed that the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has officially initiated deportation proceedings against 63-year-old Tiger Yuan, founding president of the Canada-China Friendship Promotion Association. The CBSA alleges that Yuan committed war crimes and crimes against humanity while serving in the People's Liberation Army during the Sino-Vietnamese War in the 1980s, and that he misrepresented his military history when applying for permanent residency in 2008. The case has been referred to the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB) for a deportation hearing. Yuan's lawyer strongly denies the war crime allegations.
2026-10-13
The tweet shows Shen Boyang recounting the regret of his life: because of KMT smears, he was unable to share a proper last meal with his mother, eating only roadside french fries. He used this story as a warning that the CCP's infiltration of Taiwan is extremely severe and could cause everyone to lose their freedom, and called on everyone to join together to block this infiltration.
2026-10-13
The Sydney chapter of the Chinese Democracy and Progress Alliance announced that it will hold a protest rally from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm on October 25, 2026 at Sydney Town Hall (Sydney Town Hall, Sydney Square), aimed at opposing the Chinese Communist Party's transnational repression and calling attention to the human rights situation in Xinjiang and Hong Kong.
2026-10-13
On October 13, Conservative MP Jacob Mantel wrote to Foreign Minister Anand, demanding an immediate investigation into the attack on female protesters outside the Chinese consulate-general in Toronto, and that the man be expelled if confirmed to be a Chinese diplomat or hired by a foreign power.
2026-10-12
A Chinese exchange student in Taiwan filmed President Lai Ching-te's speech at National Taiwan University at close range and posted a video on Douyin containing pro-unification and implied threatening content, sparking public attention and reports from citizens.
2026-10-12
On October 12, 2026, Beijing time, the Chinese Democracy Party International Alliance held a protest rally in front of the Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles, accusing the Chinese government of transnational repression and of persecuting more than 20 of its party members and their family members in China. At the scene, the alliance submitted a protest letter to Consul General Guo Shaochun, solemnly condemning the Chinese Communist Party's human rights crimes against dissidents, demanding an end to threats and violent attacks, and stating that it would lobby the U.S. Congress to hold those responsible to account.
2026-10-11
Shen Boyang, a DPP candidate for Taipei mayor, began a visit to Japan on the 11th. During the trip he jogged while wearing a bulletproof vest, saying he would wear it whenever he leaves the country because, as he is currently wanted by the mainland, he needs to pay attention to his safety — drawing mockery from the outside world.
2026-10-10
According to @ChinaSelect, the U.S. government is investigating nine universities on suspicion of J-1 visa fraud. Previously, a special committee of the U.S. House of Representatives released an investigative report titled "From Ph.D. to PLA," pointing out serious loopholes in U.S. academic institutions that could be exploited by the Chinese Communist Party to obtain sensitive research results. This investigation is seen as a further follow-up and response to the aforementioned security loopholes.
2026-10-09
A former chief investigative reporter for Britain's Daily Mail disclosed that the person who traveled to Seattle with Zhang Wanying is California construction businessman Miao Fatai, whose son said he returned to China because his mother is ill.
2026-10-07
The U.S. State Department announced that, due to significant corruption, it has barred Fiji-based Chinese national Zhao Fugang and his immediate family members from entering the United States, accusing him of paying bribes on behalf of Chinese-related individuals to advance interests.
2026-10-09
A recent investigation by the U.S. House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (Select Committee) found that the brokerage firm Webull Global was not transparent about its ties to China, exposing U.S. investors' financial data to the risk of surveillance. The committee noted that the Chinese Communist Party is exploiting U.S. financial data and markets.
2026-10-08
The U.S. State Department announced a $10 million reward for Zhang Yu, a board member of Shanghai Shiyan Technology Company, accusing him of being hired by the Shanghai State Security Bureau to steal COVID research data from American universities and immunovirologists.
2026-10-08
Former German intelligence chief Hanning was arrested on suspicion of treasonous espionage, with investigations showing he had maintained long-term contact with former Chinese military officer Wang Jianzheng and was suspected of passing classified documents.
2026-10-08
On October 8, the U.S. Department of State’s Rewards for Justice program announced a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the arrest of Zhang Yu, a member of the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS), for his alleged involvement in illegal hacking into COVID-19 research systems at multiple U.S. universities and research institutions. His co-conspirator, Xu Zewei, was arrested earlier this year and extradited to the United States for trial.
2026-10-08
Zhang Wanying, a resident of the United States, has been charged with acting as an agent of the Chinese government without registering; she has not yet been convicted.
2026-10-08
On October 8, Taiwanese media reported that, as the incident of Kevin Tsai appearing at Puma Shen's campaign headquarters developed, the National Police Agency asked the Taipei City Police Department to keep track of his residence situation, establish a direct liaison channel, and deploy security maintenance according to the circumstances, stressing that no one should be threatened because of their political stance.
2026-10-08
On October 8, CBS reported that the anonymous companion believed to have been surveilling Lai Ching-te's son in Seattle alongside Zhang Wanying is reportedly California builder Fatai Miao, and prosecutors say he flew to China on a one-way ticket about two weeks ago.
2026-10-08
On October 8, 2026, the House of Commons of the Parliament of Canada passed Bill C-219, which aims to strengthen sanctions against foreign nationals involved in corruption and human rights violations and to combat transnational repression. The bill has completed third reading and been passed, and will next be sent to the Senate for consideration, where it must receive Royal Assent before it becomes law.
2026-10-08
According to the tweet's allegations, California real estate agent Wanying "Heather" Zhang is suspected of acting as an agent of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), carrying out a CCP transnational repression operation on U.S. soil targeting the son of Taiwan's president. The tweet also points out that the CCP's ambition to destabilize the Taiwan Strait poses a threat to the world.
2026-10-08
According to @ChinaSelect, a microbiology graduate student from China at the University of Wyoming was arrested last week. The student was intercepted while attempting to flee the United States and return to China. She is accused of having poisoned a colleague engaged in research on disease treatment technology. During the operation, law enforcement seized the laptop, electronic storage devices, and related documents she was carrying.
2026-10-07
A detention hearing was held at the federal court in Los Angeles. The defense proposed a bail package involving property and electronic monitoring, while prosecutors alleged that her asset disclosures were false and that she posed a flight risk. In the end, the judge ruled that she will remain in custody.
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2026-10-07
On October 7, the Taipei District Prosecutors Office indicted four Taiwanese private investigators under the Personal Data Protection Act, alleging that they were commissioned by Hong Kong individuals Ku Kak-yin and Lam Hing, received about NT$360,000, and conducted 24-hour surveillance of Democratic Progressive Party legislator Shen Po-yang between September and November 2024, filming him and his wife and daughter with hidden cameras and sending the footage to the commissioning parties via Telegram; prosecutors sought a sentence of 1 year and 6 months for the principal suspect and issued arrest warrants for the two Hong Kong commissioning parties, stating that the case involved cooperating with foreign hostile forces to infringe upon the rights of Taiwanese citizens.
2026-10-07
On October 7, the Kaohsiung District Prosecutors Office announced that a soldier surnamed Zhou of the Army's Dongyin Area Command, starting in November 2024, photographed national security secrets from an official computer and handed them to a man surnamed Chen dispatched by the security office of a public security bureau in a certain province of China, receiving cash, gold, remittances and virtual currencies totaling more than NT$790,000, and used his mother's and his Vietnamese fiancée's accounts to transfer funds layer by layer to conceal the source of the money. Zhou has been detained and held incommunicado; prosecutors have indicted him on charges of accepting bribes, leaking state secrets and money laundering, with a citizen judge participating in the trial.
2026-10-07
On October 7, according to CBS, Zhang Wanying, suspected of surveilling Lai Ching-te's son, offered three properties worth more than $1.2 million as collateral and agreed to electronic monitoring, but a judge at the federal court in Los Angeles ruled that she posed a flight risk, citing her possession of a Chinese passport she had not surrendered, her family's financial ties in China, and inconsistent statements about her assets, and ordered that she remain in custody. Prosecutors also disclosed that another person in the same case had already traveled to China on a one-way ticket.
2026-10-07
On October 7, CBS reported that Zhang Wanying had participated in an event welcoming Xi Jinping together with overseas Chinese leader Cai Chenghua in 2023; Cai Chenghua's ties to China's overseas Chinese affairs and united front systems are a matter of public record — a 2017 report by Nanjing University listed him as an overseas committee member of the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese and vice chairman of its Youth Committee.
2026-10-06
Taiwan Presidential Office spokesperson Kuo Ya-hui on Monday thanked the United States for protecting Taiwanese citizens and condemned the Chinese Communist Party's transnational repression, while the Mainland Affairs Council said the number of people subjected to transnational repression targeting Taiwan has reached at least 126.
2026-10-06
The German Federal Prosecutor's Office announced the arrest of former intelligence chief Hanning and his former assistant Manfred Ti, accusing them of allegedly providing classified documents to a foreign intelligence agency over a long period.
2026-10-06
According to a Reuters report, China's Foreign Ministry responded to the case in which Zhang Wanying was accused in the United States of surveilling Lai Ching-te's son, saying it was unaware of the situation and opposing the hype of the so-called Chinese spy smears and the slandering of China.
2026-10-06
On October 6, Mainland Affairs Council Minister Chiu Chui-cheng, speaking about the case of suspected surveillance of Lai Ching-te's family in the United States, said that existing laws are insufficient to counter acts such as being directed by the Chinese side to tail and film them and collect personal information, that the government is revising laws including the Anti-Infiltration Act, and that guidelines for nationwide assistance against transnational repression will be established as soon as possible.
2026-10-05
The FBI arrested Zhang Wanying at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday as she was planning to travel to China; the U.S. Attorney's Office charged her with acting as an unregistered foreign agent.
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2026-10-05
The U.S. Department of Justice announced that it has filed denaturalization lawsuits in multiple district courts against 40 individuals accused of serious crimes, including two Chinese Americans alleged to have acted as agents of a foreign government and engaged in espionage.
2026-10-05
Zhang Wanying appeared in a Los Angeles federal court in handcuffs and shackles for her first hearing, represented by a court-appointed public defender, and the judge urged her to hire a private attorney as soon as possible.
2026-10-05
Zhang Wanying, a Chinese-born broker arrested at a US airport, made her first court appearance on October 5. The Chinese Communist Party's Foreign Ministry subsequently responded at a press conference, saying it was unaware of the situation and accusing the US of slander and smears.
2026-10-05
On October 5 local time in the United States, 34-year-old California real estate agent Zhang Wanying, suspected of spying on Taiwan President Lai Ching-te's son and family members on behalf of the Chinese government, made her first appearance in a Los Angeles federal court. The judge ordered her to remain in custody, with a detention hearing set for October 7. The indictment alleges that she received her surveillance assignment in the United States in Changsha in June 2025.
2026-10-05
On October 5, Chao Yen-ching, head of Taiwan's office in Munich, told the Central News Agency that the Chinese consulate-general in Munich had asked a local literary museum to cancel a lecture by Taiwanese writer Yang Shuang-tzu and had offered to fund a Chinese writer as a replacement, a request the museum refused; the museum director confirmed this in person.
2026-10-05
On October 5, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that it had filed denaturalization lawsuits against 40 naturalized citizens suspected of serious crimes, the largest number in a single period under the Trump administration. Among them, Li Ping pleaded guilty in 2024 for gathering intelligence for China's Ministry of State Security, and Wei Jinchao was sentenced to more than 16 years in prison for selling military secrets to China.
2026-10-04
The US FBI has arrested an American woman living in California, accusing her of surveilling Ai Qingde at the instigation of Chinese officials.
2026-10-04
The US FBI arrested Zhang Wanying, a Chinese-American woman living in California, at Los Angeles International Airport, accusing her of being instructed by Chinese government officials to travel to Seattle to surveil Taiwan President Lai Ching-te's son, Lai Ting-yu.
2026-10-04
Zhang Wanying was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport as she was preparing to board a flight to Shanghai. US federal prosecutors accused her of acting as an agent of the Chinese government without registering.
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2026-10-04
Chinese spy Zhang Wanying, suspected of surveilling Lai Ching-te's son in the United States, was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport while preparing to board a flight to Shanghai.
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2026-10-04
On October 4, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested California real estate agent Zhang Wanying at Los Angeles International Airport, accusing her of failing to register as an agent of the Chinese government. The indictment says she received an assignment in Changsha in June 2025 from officials linked to the Ministry of State Security, and in September of the same year traveled with an accomplice to Seattle to photograph and surveil the residence of Lai Ting-yu, the son of Taiwan President Lai Ching-te, passing the video and license plate information to the Chinese side.
2026-10-04
Zhang Wanying was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport on October 4 while preparing to board a flight to China, charged with acting as an unregistered agent of the Chinese government, suspected of surveilling the residence and family members of Taiwan President Lai Ching-te's son. Prosecutors confirmed that she has become a naturalized U.S. citizen; she has not yet been convicted.
2026-10-04
Recently, the United States has successively arrested multiple Chinese Communist Party spies and agents, including a real estate agent involved in monitoring the family members of Taiwanese political figures and a Navy service member suspected of leaking military secrets.
2026-10-04
According to CBS, on October 4, the day Zhang Wanying was arrested, about 10 FBI agents with a search warrant broke down the door and entered Fatai Miao's residence in Irvine, California. The family denied that the trip to Seattle had political purposes, saying Miao went to China to care for his sick wife.
2026-10-02
The Kaohsiung Branch of the Taiwan High Prosecutors Office investigated and found that a retired Air Force master sergeant surnamed Chen, acting under the direction of a CCP intelligence organization since late 2020, induced an active-duty Army sergeant first class to probe secrets such as the Han Kuang Exercise and tank parameters, and recruited a retired Political Warfare lieutenant to expand the network. The three received 3,000 to 6,000 RMB per month, and prosecutors filed indictments on serious charges including violations of the National Security Act.
2026-10
The US FBI has arrested 34-year-old Zhang Wanying, a former Chinese citizen who holds US citizenship, accusing her of allegedly monitoring and endangering Lai Ching-te's family members in the United States over a long period.
2026-10
The Director of the FBI posted a warning that foreign hostile forces are no longer safe havens for espionage, and disclosed that a CCP agent suspected of surveilling the family of Taiwan's leader in the United States was intercepted at an airport.
2026-10
Zhang Wanying, a 34-year-old naturalized Chinese citizen, was arrested by U.S. law enforcement officers on charges of illegally acting as a foreign agent and espionage as she attempted to board a flight back to Shanghai.
2026-10
President Lai Ching-te's son was stalked in California; a woman involved, who had disguised herself as a real estate agent, was arrested at the airport while preparing to flee to Shanghai.
2026-10
A former Chinese official who once oversaw Xinjiang and his wife had 21 children, all of them US citizens, through California's surrogacy industry, and physically punished and abused them inside a mansion; the case is currently under US investigation.
2026-10
CCP informant Zhang Wenying was arrested and arraigned in Los Angeles, facing a potential sentence of about ten years, revocation of U.S. citizenship, and deportation.
2026-10
German authorities announced the arrest of former Federal Intelligence Service chief August Hanning and a former assistant, accusing them of suspected treason and espionage.
2026-10
The U.S. State Department's Rewards for Justice program is offering a $10 million reward for information on the whereabouts of Chinese hacker Zhang Yu, suspected of stealing U.S. COVID-19 research data.
Location: Washington, United States ·
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Verification: Official claim ·
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2026-10
A Chinese international student surnamed Wang, who posted videos on Douyin threatening President Lai Ching-te, had his residence permit revoked by the immigration agency and was escorted to the airport and deported, after the videos sparked public condemnation and he deleted them and apologized.
2026-10
Bo Guagua wrote on social media that China's nation condenses civilization and bloodlines, and made remarks that if the country is not strong, overseas Chinese cannot stand straight, sparking external criticism of his political leanings.
2026-10-01
On October 1, the U.S. Justice Department announced the arrest of Greg Lui, owner of a San Gabriel Valley tech company, accusing him of illegally transshipping more than $300 million worth of export-controlled high-end GPU servers to China via Malaysia and Singapore between 2023 and 2024, and of falsifying documents. He faces three charges — violating export controls, smuggling, and conspiracy to commit money laundering — carrying a maximum sentence of 50 years.
2026-10-01
On October 1, the International Service for Human Rights announced that during the 63rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Hong Kong activists Carmen Lau and Anna Kwok spoke to the Human Rights Council about the transnational repression they experienced and retaliatory actions in which their family members were implicated.
2026-10-01
On October 1, Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council stated that multiple incidents of impersonating Guan Jianzhong, the Taiwan distributor of the documentary "Immortal," to send threatening messages externally have systematic characteristics, and the cases are temporarily classified as transnational repression; judicial authorities are still investigating the identities of those behind the scenes.
2026-10
Taiwan's National Police Agency determined that mainland China poses a risk of transnational repression, and assigned police in its jurisdiction to investigate Kevin Tsai's residence, establish contact, and carry out security deployment; the relevant actions have been conveyed to Kevin Tsai himself.
2026-09-30
On September 30, CNBC published an investigation: a man calling himself Hummin Lee met Rogers, a former senior adviser to the Federal Reserve, in Shanghai in 2013, helped his Chinese girlfriend obtain a divorce, organized a wedding, and arranged for him to teach in China, using these favors to demand internal materials such as Federal Reserve economic forecasts, interest rate policy, and discussions on tariffs toward China.
2026-09-30
On September 30, the UK's MI5 rarely issued an independent espionage alert, pointing out that China's General Technology Research Institute has close ties with the Ministry of State Security and has funded more than 100 British scholars to research AI, cybersecurity, covert communications and steganography, warning that those who continue to cooperate could be prosecuted under the National Security Law. The Chinese Embassy in the UK denied the allegations.
2026-09-29
Officials formally announced that Zhao Shitong has taken office as a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Fujian Provincial Committee and head of the United Front Work Department, taking charge of Fujian's key united front networks concerning Taiwan affairs, overseas Chinese affairs, and the non-public economy.
2026-09-29
On September 29, Human Rights in China (HRIC) released a report stating that, as confirmed by lawyers, all five people arrested at the protest scene in Washington, D.C. on September 24 were anti-Xi Jinping activists. Pi Qiaohai was subsequently transferred to ICE custody, and the reason for the transfer was not disclosed.
2026-09-29
A Chinese human rights report reviews incidents of attacks at multiple protest sites in Washington from September 23 to 25, saying protesters had their signs snatched, were pepper-sprayed, surrounded and beaten, and demanding that U.S. law enforcement identify the attackers and their organizational ties.
2026-09-29
A Chinese human rights report quoted Students for a Free Tibet and others as saying that police told them at least one person involved in the assault was not detained because he had diplomatic immunity; lawyer Samuel Bickett said police indicated that this person was part of the diplomatic delegation for Xi Jinping's visit.
2026-09-28
On the evening of September 28, the China Action · Road of Light team projected images outside the Chinese consulate in New York to mark the 12th anniversary of the Umbrella Movement. Someone tracked the projection with a light and shone a powerful flashlight into members' faces, leading to a standoff. A man shouting "Long live the Communist Party" grabbed a member, tearing the left sleeve of their yellow raincoat. After the action ended, several members reported dizziness and nausea, and one female member experienced blurred vision in one eye; she plans to seek medical examination.
2026-09-26
Influencer Yaoyao Jiang was surrounded and harassed by suspected CCP members in the US. The group filmed her with their phones and tried to block her vision. US police later intervened.
2026-09-26
Around September 26, the Ministry of State Security publicly released three closed espionage cases in a batch: aerospace researcher Zhao Xuejun was recruited and turned by overseas agents to steal secrets and was sentenced to seven years; exchange student Xiao Zhe who went to Taiwan for an exchange program was cultivated by Taiwan Military Intelligence Bureau agent Xu Liting and leaked nearly 100 pieces of national defense science and industry intelligence; public official Zhang stationed abroad was coerced into espionage through a honey trap; all were held criminally responsible.
2026-09-25
According to video reports, Tianjin-born ethnic Chinese Li Huahong had a conflict with Falun Gong practitioners in the US on that day and was accused of attacking them, after which she was arrested by the US Secret Service; the video also stated that she is regarded as a Chinese agent.
Location: New York, United States ·
Importance III ·
Verification: Reported ·
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2026-09-25
The Ministry of State Security’s WeChat public account published an article, using the state-security-themed drama “Crossfire,” which it led in producing, to dissect the usual recruitment tactics of foreign espionage agencies—monetary bribery, emotional enticement, and coercion and threats—and cited real cases such as aerospace researcher Zhao and exchange student Xiao Zhe who went to Taiwan, urging the public to stay vigilant and report promptly.
2026-09-24
In Toronto, several Falun Gong practitioners protesting near the CCP consulate had a man suspected of being a CCP staff member snatch their banner and assault an elderly woman, causing her jaw to bleed.
2026-09-24
Outside the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency building in Washington, CCP thug Li Huahong snatched a banner and beat Falun Gong practitioners, and was subsequently arrested by U.S. police.
Location: Washington, United States ·
Importance III ·
Verification: Verified ·
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2026-09-23
During Xi Jinping's arrival in Washington, D.C., on September 23, Wang Xizhe, former chairman of the Joint Headquarters of the Chinese Democracy Party, filed a civil lawsuit against Xi Jinping in a California federal court on the grounds of transnational repression. The court has officially accepted the case and issued a summons.
Location: Washington, United States ·
Importance IV ·
Verification: Reported ·
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2026-09-23
On September 23, more than 130 mandate holders of UN special procedures and members of human rights treaty bodies issued a joint statement calling on states, international organizations, Interpol, and corporations to take action to prevent and respond to transnational repression.
2026-09-22
On September 22, a netizen studying in the US posted that his mother's cross-border remittance of living expenses was intercepted by the bank according to the "Anti‑Telecom Network Fraud Law" and the anti‑fraud center's requirements, with transaction failure code 10036784. He had returned to China to deal with the bank, but after more than a month it remains unresolved; because the living expenses have not arrived, he cannot pay the rent and faces moving out of the apartment.
2026-09-18
On September 18, the District Court of Zurich convicted a Chinese international student of multiple counts of attempted murder, sentencing him to 15 years in prison. The court ruled that he had full criminal responsibility, and investigations showed he had systematically planned the attack prior to the incident, carrying it out on the day after watching nationalist videos and posting extreme content.
2026-09-17
On September 17, Japan's Asahi Kasei Corporation reported that former employee Shoichi Furukawa was arrested for allegedly violating the Unfair Competition Prevention Act by leaking semiconductor packaging material manufacturing secrets to Shandong Shengquan New Materials Co., Ltd. Asahi Kasei plans to sue both parties and demand the destruction of the relevant materials. The compromised secrets involve manufacturing data for epoxy resin curing agents.
2026-08
Between August 2024 and February 2025, a South Korean Army soldier repeatedly leaked non-public information, such as South Korea-U.S. joint military exercises and South Korean military training, to an individual claiming to be a Chinese intelligence officer, receiving a total of 88,000 RMB. In August 2026, the South Korean Supreme Court upheld the second-instance ruling, sentencing him to 4 years in prison, along with fines and the confiscation of illegal proceeds.
2026-09-17
Min Zin, director of a Myanmar think tank, was arrested in June while attending an academic conference in Kunming, charged with espionage and endangering state security. His wife, Sylvia, testified before the U.S. Congress on September 17, calling on Trump to secure her husband's release during his meeting with Xi Jinping next week.
2026-09-18
The National Security Division of the U.S. Department of Justice issued an advisory warning foreign students in the U.S. not to act as unregistered foreign agents. Violators face penalties including loss of legal status, deportation, and failure to complete their studies.
2026-09-15
On September 15, Tahir Imin, founder of the Uyghur Times, testified at a U.S. Congressional hearing, revealing that the media outlet had been subjected to massive traffic attacks and harassment by spoofed websites. An Anthropic report indicated that actors used Claude AI to orchestrate smear campaigns and reporting against the outlet's journalists, and exploited the vulnerabilities of the families of Uyghurs living abroad to issue threats.
2026-09-18
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a reminder to foreign students, urging them to ensure they do not engage in foreign agent activities that legally require registration, otherwise they will lose their student status and face deportation.
2026-09-16
On September 16, a video played by prosecutors during Huawei's criminal trial in New York was officially released, showing Huawei employees stealing parts of T-Mobile's phone-testing robot, Tappy. Huawei denies that the company engaged in organized theft, arguing that it was the action of individual employees and that management had already dealt with it.
2026-09-16
On September 16, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a comprehensive sanctions bill, promoted by the late Senator Graham, by a vote of 262 to 159. The bill sanctions Russia's energy and defense industries as well as its shadow fleet, and authorizes Trump to impose tariffs of up to 100% on buyers of Russian oil such as China and India. The bill will be sent to Trump for signature.
Location: Washington, United States ·
Importance IV ·
Verification: Reported ·
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2026-09-16
According to The Wall Street Journal, ZRON built an analytics dashboard that integrates public information and private data, introducing large models such as Alibaba and DeepSeek, which can automatically generate intelligence reports and organize event timelines, improving the readability and practicality of intelligence products.
2026-09-16
The U.S. Department of Justice issued an announcement stating that individuals within the United States who conduct activities under the instruction or control of foreign governments or entities must register as foreign agents in accordance with the law, and those who fail to do so will face civil or criminal liability.
2026-09-15
China began enforcing the 19-article Regulations on Exit and Entry Administration promulgated on July 31 starting September 15, expanding the scope of those barred from leaving the country from specific groups to all departing passengers at every port of exit, particularly affecting AI researchers and entrepreneurs, drawing widespread attention and concern at home and abroad. On September 10, officials issued a clarification saying the new rules mainly target cross-border gambling, telecom fraud, and the illicit transfer of technology. On the same day, the human rights organization Safeguard Defenders released a report noting an explosive growth in China's exit bans, with nearly 200,000 mentions of exit restrictions in Supreme People's Court rulings in 2025.
2026-09-11
On September 11, U.S. federal prosecutors in Detroit charged 41-year-old Tianjin resident Di Jin with allegedly collecting information on current and former U.S. government officials regarding U.S.-China relations for Chinese intelligence agencies. According to an FBI investigation, she acted under the direction of Shanghai intelligence officers, using her work at a Beijing think tank as a cover, and was instructed to delete chat records before traveling to the U.S. Her communications involved topics such as "Xi’s team," rare earth elements, U.S. debt, and tariffs.
2026-09-13
On September 13, 2026, South Korea passed an amendment to its criminal law, expanding the scope of the espionage offense from "enemy states" to "foreign or equivalent entities", and it came into force on the same day. Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Mao Ning responded that China consistently requires enterprises to comply with laws and regulations, and also calls on all countries to provide a fair, impartial, non-discriminatory business environment. Statistics from the Korean police show that of the 33 overseas technology leakage cases seized in 2025, 54.5% flowed to China. Previously, a South Korean court sentenced a former Samsung researcher to seven years in prison in April for leaking semiconductor technology to China.
2026-09-10
Anthropic released a report stating that the company discovered and banned a batch of accounts associated with local Chinese public security and state security departments. These accounts used Claude to collect information, query surveillance databases, and generate daily reports. "Teacher Li Is Not Your Teacher" was explicitly listed as one of the targets for stability maintenance and public opinion monitoring.
2026-09-09
On September 9, the criminal lawsuit filed by the US Department of Justice against Huawei and its subsidiaries officially opened in federal court. The presiding judge is Ann Donnelly, and the trial is expected to last several months. Prosecutors accuse Huawei of operating a criminal enterprise for over 20 years through theft, lies, and cover-ups, facing approximately 12 charges including racketeering, conspiracy to steal trade secrets, bank fraud, money laundering, and obstruction of justice.
2026-09-11
Directed by a mainland figure identified as "K", the suspects tailed crosstalk performer Huang Yihao, and on September 11 near his residence in New Taipei they divided up duties — keeping lookout, ramming a vehicle and filming. Huang suffered a contusion to his right pelvis; afterwards the other party obtained a medical certificate through a traffic insurance claim and sent it back to K.
2026-09-11
On September 11, 2026, responding to South Korean police statistics showing that 54.5% of the 33 overseas technology leak cases uncovered in 2025 flowed to China, and that South Korea is about to expand the scope of espionage charges, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning stated that China demands that enterprises comply with laws and regulations, and at the same time calls on all countries to provide a fair, just, and non-discriminatory business environment.
2026-09-10
On September 11, 2026, the US AI giant Anthropic released a long-form investigative report detailing how Chinese AI companies such as Moonshot AI and DeepSeek, while distilling own models from US models like Claude, allegedly sent real internal prompts and sensitive data of users from the People's Liberation Army, police, and state-owned enterprises to US AI platforms, sparking strong concern over model distillation security and data leakage.
2026-09-10
On September 10, the Chinese Communist Party's Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Public Security, and National Immigration Administration issued a joint response, saying that the claims circulating online that "exit will be comprehensively tightened" and "it will become harder for ordinary people to leave the country" are a misreading, and that the new rules only target online fraud, high-risk destinations, and travelers with abnormal travel patterns, with normal exit unaffected.
2026-09-09
According to foreign media reports, around September 9, during Huawei's criminal trial in the United States, federal prosecutors played a 54-second surveillance video for the jury, claiming that the footage shows Huawei employees taking parts from T-Mobile's locked robotics laboratory and packing them into a bag, and alleging that Huawei had been continuously stealing US trade secrets for 20 years. Huawei's lawyers denied the charges, saying the government is blaming the entire company for the actions of individual employees.
2026-09-08
The federal court in the Eastern District of New York has begun jury selection and the trial for the Huawei case, with Judge Ann Donnelly presiding. Prosecutors accuse Huawei of 20 years of theft, lying, and cover-ups, involving 12 charges, including using the Hong Kong-based company Skycom to conduct business in Iran to deceive U.S. and European banks, stealing trade secrets, and obstruction of justice.
Location: New York, United States ·
Importance III ·
Verification: Verified ·
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2026-09-08
Hu Liren stated on the "Real China" program that many CCP agents overseas have already been put under surveillance and identified by the intelligence agencies of various countries, including Wang Shujun, Tang Yuanjun, and others who have mixed themselves in among overseas democracy movements.
2026-09-08
Hu Liren said on the "Real China" program that the Chinese Communist Party has sent well-known figures such as Wang Zhi'an overseas, mainly targeting Falun Gong media, claiming that they criticize in small ways while helping greatly under the banner of opposing the CCP, and stand on the CCP's side on key issues.
2026-09-04
A Chinese national who has lived abroad for a long time said that police, on the pretext of a verification check, demanded their passport, visa, living and work details, WeChat records, as well as a video call and real-time location sharing.
2026-09-04
On September 4, 2026, regarding the case of a Chinese man who killed a female student in South Korea, domestic media blurred the suspect's photo released by the Korean police while disclosing the victim in detail, trending on Weibo and sparking controversy over media ethics.
2026-09-03
The China Maritime Studies Institute of the U.S. Naval War College released a report stating that CCP maritime militias are directly commanded by the People's Liberation Army and the coast guard, and that Chinese ocean-going vessels use concealed on-board systems to collect signals intelligence along the coasts of North America, Europe and Asia, carrying out military missions under the name of private enterprises.
2026-09-02
In a lengthy CNN report, from autumn 2024 to spring 2025, a quadcopter drone suspected of being linked to the Chinese Communist Party repeatedly intruded into restricted airspace over the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The U.S. side employed electronic warfare means to force it to land, detained multiple Chinese citizens in a nearby RV as well as one Chinese woman who had remained in a national park (the latter was later released). The FBI suspects these individuals were connected to Chinese intelligence agencies, and the Chinese embassy denied the allegations.
2026-09-01
The Chinese Embassy in Russia issued a reminder stating that the temporary education residence permits obtained by Chinese students studying in Russia are unrelated to military service and conscription regulations, and that anyone who receives contacts related to conscription should promptly get in touch with their school and the embassy or consulate.
2026-09
On the eve of Xi Jinping's visit to the US, the CCP made a false report to the US Secret Service claiming that Chen Xiangwei and Chen Shuguang were going to attack Xi Jinping. The Secret Service dispatched three vehicles to their residence to investigate the situation.
2026-09-01
The U.S. Department of Justice announced that Thomas Will Boken II, a U.S. citizen living and working in China, was sentenced to two years in prison for acting as an agent of a foreign government on U.S. soil, followed by three years of supervised release after completing his sentence.
2026-09
Li Huahong, who has long suppressed and attacked Falun Gong and anti-communist groups multiple times in Flushing, was pinned down and arrested by US police while once again attacking Falun Gong disciples in Washington.
Location: Washington, United States ·
Importance II ·
Verification: Verified ·
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2026-09
Anthropic's September report named the Uyghur Post, saying it found actors using Claude to plan coordinated mass reporting, smearing, and bot amplification targeting the outlet's journalists, and analyzing the economic pressures, family separations, and relatives inside China of overseas Uyghurs to find exploitable weaknesses.
2026-09
According to Hu Liren, US media recently exposed information about former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao's family's dealings with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and her service in the CCP's united front organs, and the US government has begun investigating Chao; Chao had previously traveled to China to meet with Han Zheng.
2026-09
In early September 2026, X users posted screenshots and audio recordings from Chinese WeChat groups in Los Angeles and other areas, showing that the recruitment activity was funded by the embassy and chambers of commerce. From September 22 to 26, airfare, accommodation, and transportation were covered, with an additional $80 'labor fee' provided. Registration required submitting ID card and passport information.
Location: Los Angeles, United States ·
Importance III ·
Verification: Reported ·
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2026-09
According to a report by the Chosun Ilbo on September 29, a Chinese ethnic Korean in his 40s, a former member of the PLA special forces, was arrested in South Korea on suspicion of courting USFK personnel to steal military documents.
2026-09-01
On September 1, 2026, South Korean police officially released to the public, in accordance with the law, the name, age, and unobstructed frontal photograph of Jung Chang-seong, the suspect in the murder of a Chinese female student, sparking widespread discussion online in Chinese about comparisons in law enforcement.
2026-09
In September 2026, on the eve of Xi Jinping's visit to the US, 30 human rights organizations, including Human Rights in China, sent a joint letter to Xi Jinping demanding the release of detainees, the repeal of relevant laws, permission for exiles to return home, and a commitment to end transnational repression.
2026-08-30
On August 30, 2026, a Chinese netizen who has lived in the United States for a long time posted a report saying that the police station at his household registration location claimed, based on big data screening of people who have stayed abroad for a long time, that he was required to provide WeChat records, photos of his daily life, and real-time location for verification.
2026-08-27
A Chinese teenager in his teens flew from China to Jeju Island, South Korea, on August 27. He used a handheld radio on the fourth-floor observation deck of Jeju Airport to listen to communications between the control tower and aircraft for about 90 minutes. The Jeju Provincial Police Agency announced the case on September 15, noting that the teenager's camera contained multiple photos involving two military facilities. He has currently been placed on a departure ban and is under investigation.
Location: Jeju Island, South Korea ·
Importance II ·
Verification: Reported ·
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2026-08-27
On August 27, US media reported that Zeng Weiheng, a Chinese student studying in Canada, was charged with taking photos of aircraft at O'Hare International Airport for overseas contacts in exchange for payment. He was questioned by customs and the FBI upon entry on August 23 and was indicted by a federal court in Detroit on a charge of false statements, facing up to five years in prison and a fine of $250,000.
2026-08-26
According to a report by the Italian media "Il Foglio" on August 26, a woman from Zhejiang in her forties, who was suspected of harassing and stalking Teacher Li, was deported by Italy last Saturday upon arriving at Milan Malpensa Airport with her 8-year-old daughter.
2026-08-25
Anti-communist figure Chen Shuguang, who suffered a concussion after being beaten by Zhao Guangjun, has made evidence of the incident public. This includes the initial police report records, court documentation, a 50-page hospital concussion diagnosis report, and video testimony from on-site eyewitnesses.
2026-08-24
On August 24, 2026, Chinese citizens living in Singapore and elsewhere reported that police in their domestic household registration jurisdiction had demanded via WeChat that they submit personal photos and proof of overseas employment, warning that they would bear the consequences themselves; others who had returned to China said they were summoned by police and had their phones checked for entry and exit records.
2026-08-19
On August 31, 2026, Reporters Without Borders released a report pointing out that Chinese authorities are mass-disseminating official narratives in Turkey through cooperating media and sponsorships, constituting transnational speech suppression against local Uyghur journalists and dissident groups.
2026-08-17
The US White House released declassified FBI documents disclosing that CCP beauty spy Fang Fang influenced American politics through sexual seduction, donations and other means, and that while working at Air China she served as a flight attendant aboard Hu Jintao's special plane.
2026-08-16
The X account "Luo Xiang" posted a netizen's tip claiming that after one student at a certain university remained in Spain, all of the school's more than 60,000 students were banned from leaving the country.
2026-08-13
On August 13, 2026, the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service released its annual assessment, revealing that it had thwarted an attempt by the Purple Mountain Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences to install a ground-based satellite tracking facility under the cover of a local company.
2026-08-12
Decades of scientific research achievements at the National Research Council of Canada were stolen by China.
2026-08-11
On August 11, 2026, the New Taipei District Court in Taiwan issued a first-instance verdict, finding that Xu Chunying, a former mainland Chinese national who had served as a Taiwan People's Party cadre, colluded with Chinese Communist Party officials to interfere in Taiwan's elections and was involved in underground currency exchange, and sentenced her to 7 years in prison under the Anti-Infiltration Act and other laws.
Location: New Taipei, Taiwan ·
Importance IV ·
Verification: Official claim ·
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2026-08-11
On August 11, 2026, South Korean police announced the arrest of two Chinese nationals with military service experience in China — one suspected of setting up equipment in a hotel to eavesdrop on US and South Korean fighter jet communications, and the other suspected of bribing personnel at a US military base to obtain secrets about military exercises.
Location: Seoul, South Korea ·
Importance IV ·
Verification: Official claim ·
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2026-08-11
On August 18, 2026, a former Samsung engineer testified at the Seoul District Court that China's ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), in the early period after its founding in 2016, obtained Samsung's 18-nanometer DRAM process data by recruiting South Korean engineers, and South Korean prosecutors alleged that it thereby saved on R&D trial and error.
2026-08-10
According to a September 29 report by the Chosun Ilbo, a Chinese national in his 60s, a former colonel-level cadre of the listening unit of the Chinese People's Liberation Army General Staff Department, eavesdropped 13 times since 2024 on communications between South Korean and US fighter pilots and air traffic control towers, bringing recordings and frequency information totaling 13.9TB back to China. He was arrested by the Gyeonggi Southern Police Agency while eavesdropping at a hotel in Gunsan in early August.
2026-08-05
The United States returned most of the Boxer Indemnity, using it to fund Chinese students studying in the United States, training generation after generation of Chinese scientists, doctors, engineers, educators, and political leaders.
2026-08
The CCP is collaborating with CCTV and pro-unification KOLs to study history textbooks used by Taiwanese students, aiming to develop a new generation of united front brainwashing narratives targeting the Taiwanese people in an attempt to divide Taiwanese society and supporters of various political parties.
2026-08
The UK government's permission for China to build a super-embassy in central London has sparked serious national security concerns regarding the CCP's potential use of the site to embed spy networks and surveillance equipment.
2026-08
A Chinese international student in New Zealand said that after she posted a statement saying Taiwan belongs to China, she received threatening private messages, insults, and a large amount of discussion on Instagram, and said she felt scared.
2026-08
In August 2026, the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service released an assessment stating that China is the only country the agency has found conducting “large-scale espionage activities” in New Zealand; the Chinese embassy in New Zealand denied the allegation at the time.
2026-07-28
Taiwan's Keelung District Prosecutors Office announced the detention of Nvidia senior business development manager Zhang Denglong, accusing him of allegedly smuggling controlled AI chips to mainland China.
2026-07-27
The U.S. State Department released a 100-page report accusing the Cuban communist government of carrying out espionage and subversive activities against the United States for nearly 70 years.
Location: Washington, United States ·
Importance III ·
Verification: Official claim ·
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2026-07-23
Over a thousand Falun Gong practitioners and supporters held a rally and march in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, calling on the international community to pay attention to the Chinese government's transnational repression of Falun Gong.
Location: Washington, United States ·
Importance IV ·
Verification: Reported ·
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2026-07-23
Belgian police arrested Zhang Biwei, a Canadian-Chinese intern at NATO's IT department, in Mons. An investigating judge subsequently ordered his arrest on charges of suspected espionage for a third country and participation in a criminal organization.
2026-07-22
On July 22, White House officials accused Chinese artificial intelligence company Moonshot AI of illegally distilling Anthropic's Fable model to develop the K3 system, and of obtaining banned Nvidia chips.
Location: Washington, United States ·
Importance IV ·
Verification: Reported ·
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2026-07-21
The Florida state government is accused of having begun restricting visas for Chinese students, with relevant applicants facing stricter visa reviews.
Location: Florida, United States ·
Importance II ·
Verification: Reported ·
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2026-07-18
The mayor of Arcadia, a city in California, has admitted to being an illegal agent of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), highlighting the CCP's infiltration activities in the United States.
2026-07-17
The Japanese government reportedly spoke out to condemn the Chinese Communist Party's attacks in Japan and Taiwan on some 400 people, including Japanese nationals, and said it would protect overseas residents.
2026-07-17
On July 17, 2026, more than 50 international human rights and press freedom organizations, including Reporters Without Borders, Safeguard Defenders, and Chinese Human Rights Defenders, issued a joint statement calling on the Thai government to urgently halt the deportation of Chinese exiled investigative journalist Bai Zhaodong.
2026-07-16
On July 16, 2026, the human rights organization "Safeguard Defenders" released the investigative report "Behind Iron Bars," which, based on a survey of 59 former detainees, accuses China's prison system of routinely carrying out severe torture and abuse against both Chinese and foreign prisoners.
2026-07-16
On July 16, 2026, the Chinese government formally submitted an extradition request to Thailand, seeking the repatriation of former investigative journalist Bai Zhaodong, who fled abroad amid an investigation into corruption and is being detained in Bangkok. International human rights groups have urged Thailand to reject the extradition to prevent him from being subjected to torture.
2026-07-15
A federal court sentenced John Harold Rogers, a former senior adviser to the Federal Reserve, to 38 months in prison and 12 months of supervised release after his sentence, for sharing sensitive information with Chinese intelligence personnel and lying to investigators.
Location: Washington, United States ·
Importance V ·
Verification: Verified ·
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2026-07-15
Chris Smith and John Moolenaar jointly wrote to the Acting Attorney General, asking to investigate whether the vandalism of the June Fourth Memorial Museum involves transnational repression by the Chinese government, and to strengthen coordination between federal and local law enforcement.
2026-07-15
On July 15, 2026, a U.S. court sentenced former Federal Reserve senior adviser Rogers to 38 months in prison; he admitted providing internal sensitive information to a Fudan University collaborator and was convicted of making false statements during an inspector general investigation.
2026-07-15
Rogers, a former senior adviser to the Federal Reserve, was sentenced to 38 months in prison by a federal court for sharing sensitive information with Chinese Communist Party agents and lying to the FBI.
2026-07-14
Adam Schiff and Kuang Xiheng introduced the Stop Transnational Repression Act, which would define transnational repression at the federal level and increase criminal penalties, carrying up to 10 years in prison and a $100,000 fine.
2026-07-14
On July 14, 2026, bipartisan members of the US Senate jointly introduced the Countering Transnational Repression Act, which would formally define the crime of transnational repression in federal law, with an additional penalty of up to 10 years to deter cross-border threats against dissidents.
Location: Washington, United States ·
Importance IV ·
Verification: Reported ·
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2026-07-13
On July 13, 2026, media reported that the Japanese government has begun establishing the first central intelligence agency since World War II, enhancing counterintelligence and cybersecurity capabilities with the assistance of the United States, Australia, and Germany to guard against Chinese cyberattacks and cross-border public opinion manipulation.
2026-07-06
Japanese journalist Akio Yaita was attacked after a speech in Taichung, Taiwan. The Taiwanese government stated that this case is the first instance of transnational repression since the implementation of the Chinese Patriotic Education Law.
2026-07-06
On July 6, 2026, Japanese journalist based in Taiwan Akio Yaita was assaulted by a Hong Kong man, Liao Gangfa, after giving a speech in Taichung, suffering facial injuries. The suspect was arrested while attempting to leave the country. Taiwanese officials indicated that the case may involve transnational repression.
2026-07-01
14 US House Representatives jointly wrote to Secretary of State Blinken, demanding public condemnation of the law and warning that it could be used for transnational repression of overseas dissidents.
Location: Washington, United States ·
Importance IV ·
Verification: Verified ·
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2026-07
Chris Smith, Chairman of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, and John Moolenaar, Chairman of the House Select Committee on China, jointly sent a letter to Acting US Attorney General Blanche, calling for an investigation into the vandalism of the June Fourth Massacre Memorial Museum in California and an assessment of whether transnational repression is involved.
2026-07
After the attack, Taiwanese police quickly apprehended the suspect; the Democratic Progressive Party and the foreign ministry issued statements condemning the Chinese Communist Party.
2026-07
Interviewed members of the public in Washington, D.C. said that China's domestic laws cannot be enforced in the United States, and that hunting down dissidents in the US is illegal.
2026-07
When connecting to Wi-Fi at the Taiwanese Convention in the western United States, participants found a network name called "Chinese Communist Party" on site, and attendees suspected that someone had set it up intentionally.
2026-07-01
On July 1, 2026, online blogger Teacher Li and the international human rights organization Safeguard Defenders jointly launched the "Overseas Black Hand Files" project, aiming to systematically collect cases of overseas Chinese communities suffering transnational repression and threats by the CCP, and to push Western governments to take action.
2026-07
In July 2026, Tencent QQ Browser added the "Teacher Li Is Not Your Teacher" social accounts, Telegram bots, and the rights-defense project website exposing cross-border repression and excessive working hours to its blocklist, prohibiting access.
2026-06-28
On June 28, 2026, multiple overseas students and outbound travelers reported on social media that they themselves or their parents back home received calls from public security authorities, who questioned them in detail about their overseas travel plans and personal circumstances, and even asked the students to persuade them to drop out and return to China.
2026-06-25
On June 25, the US House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party held a hearing focusing on China's economic espionage activities and sub-national influence operations in the United States.
Location: Washington, United States ·
Importance III ·
Verification: Verified ·
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2026-06-18
On June 18, a judge in London sentenced 66-year-old Yuan Songbiao to eight years in prison on charges of assisting a foreign intelligence agency; 41-year-old former British border force officer Wei Zhiliang received a total of ten years for the same charge and misconduct in public office. The two were accused of carrying out espionage for China.
2026-06-16
On June 16, 2026, the international human rights organization Safeguard Defenders released a report based on a survey of 84 former detainees, disclosing that China's detention centers are routinely plagued by obstruction of meetings with lawyers, bullying by inmate bosses, and violent abuse.
2026-06-16
In April 2026, the human rights organization Safeguard Defenders released the research report "Behind Iron Bars," based on interview records of nearly 100 detainees, systematically exposing human rights violations commonly found in Chinese detention centers, including the merging of investigation and detention, extraction of confessions through torture, extreme overcrowding, and a severe lack of medical care.
2026-06-12
On June 12, 2026, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian confirmed that Min Zin, executive director of the Myanmar policy think tank ISP-Myanmar and a US citizen, had been subjected to criminal compulsory measures by the Chinese side on suspicion of engaging in espionage activities.
Location: Guangzhou, China ·
Importance IV ·
Verification: Official claim ·
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2026-06-11
The international human rights organization "Safeguard Defenders" has released its latest investigation report, revealing that multiple Chinese companies are openly posting commercial advertisements on the short-video platform Douyin, promoting anti-suicide soft-padded living and interrogation facilities custom-built for "retention" facilities under the state supervision system.
2026-06-10
On June 10, artificial intelligence company Anthropic sent a letter to the U.S. Senate accusing Alibaba of launching a large-scale model distillation attack against its Cloud AI using nearly 25,000 fake accounts to illegally extract model capabilities.
Location: Washington, United States ·
Importance IV ·
Verification: Reported ·
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2026-06-10
On June 10, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced the seizure of 13 domain names of fake consulting companies suspected of being supported by Chinese agents, accusing them of using fake job postings to contact current or former U.S. military and government personnel with security clearances in order to steal intelligence.
Location: Washington, United States ·
Importance IV ·
Verification: Official claim ·
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2026-06-09
US cybersecurity company CrowdStrike released an investigation report pointing out that, as investment in the field of artificial intelligence surges, the greatest intelligence-probing threat faced by technology companies worldwide over the past year has come from hackers linked to the Chinese government.
2026-06-03
Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office, said she was unaware of the specific circumstances, while claiming that throwing feces and paint is an expression of public opinion, and denying transnational and cross-border repression.
2026-06
The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced the seizure of 13 fake websites that appeared to be consulting or research organizations but were actually used for Chinese intelligence recruitment.
2026-06
US AI company Anthropic sent a letter to the Senate accusing Alibaba of using tens of thousands of accounts between April and June to launch a large-scale model distillation attack against Claude AI in order to replicate its capabilities.
Location: Washington, United States ·
Importance IV ·
Verification: Reported ·
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2026-06
In June 2026, overseas political blogger "Toronto Fang Lian" publicly stated on social media that the CCP's state security department had sent a message through his family in China, offering to exchange his family's personal freedom for the deletion of his criticisms of Xi Jinping.
2026-05-28
In May 2026, the civil human rights initiative the Overseas Black Hand Files project officially launched in response to the Chinese authorities' long-arm jurisdiction over overseas dissidents, publicly soliciting and documenting cases of transnational repression carried out by China around the world.
2026-05-13
In May 2026, a federal jury in New York found Lu Jianwang guilty of illegally acting as an agent of the Chinese government and of obstruction of justice, charging that he participated in Manhattan in assisting China's Ministry of Public Security in establishing and operating a transnational secret police station.
Location: New York, United States ·
Importance IV ·
Verification: Official claim ·
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2026-05-13
In May 2026, following the trial of a Chinese student in Germany for drugging and sexually assaulting multiple women on several occasions, the German Federal Cabinet passed a draft law increasing the minimum statutory sentence for rape committed using date-rape drugs from three years to five years.
2026-05-12
On May 12, 2026, the human rights organization Safeguard Defenders, working together with overseas Chinese activists, established the "Overseas Black Hand Files" platform to collect and document cases of the Chinese Communist Party's transnational repression worldwide.
2026-05-09
The New York Times reported that since December last year, a fake Hong Kong consulting firm, under the guise of high-paying consulting work, attempted to recruit the core aide to the chairman of the US House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, seeking sensitive information on China policy; the case has been handed over to the FBI.
Location: Washington, United States ·
Importance IV ·
Verification: Reported ·
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2026-05-02
Yuan Keqin, a Chinese national and former professor at Hokkaido University of Education who was detained on suspicion of espionage while returning to China and sentenced to six years in prison by the Changchun Intermediate People's Court, has now been released and is living in Changchun, Jilin Province.
2026-05
Wang, the former mayor of Arcadia, California, was arrested for engaging in illegal activities as an agent of the Chinese government prior to taking office as mayor, and is currently behind bars.
2026-05
A federal jury in New York has found Lu Jianwang guilty of acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese Communist Party government and of obstructing justice; the case involved a secret overseas police station in New York's Chinatown.
2026-04-23
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy released a memorandum harshly accusing entities primarily from China of stealing U.S. AI intellectual property through tens of thousands of proxy accounts and jailbreak technology systems.
2026-04-14
On April 14, 2026, the Munich District Court sentenced a 28-year-old Chinese international student to 11 years and 3 months in prison, finding him guilty of attempted murder, aggravated rape and other offenses, and additionally ordered preventive detention.
2026-04
In April 2026, a South Korean court found a former Samsung researcher guilty of leaking semiconductor technology to China's ChangXin Memory Technologies in violation of the Industrial Technology Protection Act, and sentenced him to seven years in prison.
2026-03-12
On March 12, 2026, the Fourth Session of the 14th National People's Congress passed the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress. Article 63 stipulates that overseas organizations and individuals who undermine ethnic unity and progress and incite ethnic division shall be held legally liable in accordance with the law, effective July 1.
2026-03-09
A U.S. federal judge approved the search of an iCloud account associated with Zhang's traveling companion, allowing investigators to cross-reference communications and photos with flight, rental car, and neighbor surveillance records.
2026-03-04
Three British men are under investigation for allegedly violating the 2023 National Security Act by assisting Chinese intelligence agencies, including David Taylor, the husband of a Labour MP.
2026-03-04
In March this year, British police arrested three men on suspicion of assisting China's external intelligence agency.
2026-03
In early March 2026, the Italian government, on national security grounds, ordered the deportation of 8 Chinese citizens suspected of surveilling and intimidating dissident Teacher Li (Li Ying).
2026-03
In March 2026, the case involving Xu Chunying exposed the risk that individuals with backgrounds in Chinese Communist Party political organizations could apply to enter Taiwan through fraudulent business exchanges.
2026-02-27
On February 27, according to ABC News, HungryPanda in Australia experienced another dispute during the Spring Festival, and the company admitted to being in contact with Chinese police.
2026-02-04
On August 5, 2026, the international non-governmental organization Human Rights Watch released a human rights report, pointing out that Chinese authorities continue to intensify strict crackdowns on domestic dissident groups and have extended long-arm jurisdiction and transnational repression tactics overseas.
Location: New York, United States ·
Importance IV ·
Verification: Reported ·
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2026-02-02
On February 2, 2026, the Munich Regional Court opened the trial of a Chinese international student accused of repeatedly drugging, sexually assaulting and filming his girlfriend; the prosecution charged him with seven counts including attempted murder, grievous bodily harm and aggravated rape.
2026-01-31
On January 31, 2026, France's General Directorate for Internal Security arrested 4 suspects involved in the case in the southwestern department of Gironde, charging two of them, Chinese wireless engineers, with attempting to install a large antenna system to intercept Starlink and military satellite data.
2026-01-20
The UK Labour Government has officially approved China's construction of a large embassy at the Royal Mint Court mint near the Tower of London, sparking concerns among overseas dissidents regarding intelligence gathering and intimidation.
Location: London, United Kingdom ·
Importance IV ·
Verification: Verified ·
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2026
Former Arcadia Mayor Wang Ailing was federally indicted and pleaded guilty to charges of acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese government.
2026-01
In the plot directed by Iran to assassinate Iranian-American human rights activist Ali Nejad, Carlisle Rivera was sentenced on January 28, 2026 to 15 years, and Jonathan Loadholt on May 27 to 10 years.
2025-10-28
Chongqing police announced that they have opened a case against Shen Bayang on suspicion of the crime of splitting the country, and stated in the notice that a Taiwan civil defense organization is an organization that splits the country.
2025-10-14
Zhang Wanying appeared in court for the third time for a bail review. During the hearing, prosecutors publicly disclosed state security background and the flight-support chain involving Miao Fatai and others. Federal District Judge Murillo refused to overturn the detention order.
2025-10-13
Ahead of the bail review, the FBI filed a supplemental statement explicitly stating that Zhang Wanying and her companion Miao Fatai had previously been in a romantic relationship.
2025-10-09
Zhang Wanying, suspected of spying on overseas dissidents on behalf of the Chinese government, was formally indicted by federal prosecutors on October 9, with a new charge of conspiracy to act as an agent added, facing a maximum sentence of 15 years.
2025-10-07
A federal magistrate judge denied the bail request of Zhang Wanying, who is accused of taking instructions from Chinese officials to surveil Lai Ching-te's family, following a hearing.
2025-10-04
Zhang Manying, who was instructed to fly to the western United States to stake out President Lai Ching-te's family members and report back their license plate numbers, was caught at Los Angeles airport.
2025-10
The prosecution materials show that Zhang Wanying's last contact with the Chinese official involved in the case occurred in October 2025.
2025-09-30
The Dresden Higher Regional Court sentenced Guo Jian, an assistant to an Alternative for Germany (AfD) lawmaker, to four years and nine months in prison, finding that he worked for Chinese intelligence services; logistics worker Yaqi, a co-defendant in the same case, received a suspended sentence.
2025-09-11
Miao Fatai's six-bedroom mansion in Arcadia, California was sold through Zhang Wanying, with a transaction price of about $4 million.
2025-09-02
According to bank records, the FBI found that a credit card under Zhang Wanying's name had a $265.25 charge at the Marriott Hotel at Seattle Airport, related to lodging there together with Miao Fatai.
2025-09
Zhang Wanying went to Seattle on instructions from Chinese government officials, waiting outside the home of Lai Ching-te's son Lai Ting-yu to film him.
Location: Seattle, United States ·
Importance IV ·
Verification: Verified ·
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2025-09-01
A U.S. federal court indictment states that Zhang Wanying and an accomplice flew from Las Vegas to Seattle, rented a car to go to Lai Ting-yu's residence to record video, and reported to a contact on the Chinese Communist Party side.
2025-09
U.S. federal prosecutors' charging documents state that Zhang Wanying traveled to Seattle in 2025, photographed the residence, vehicles and license plates of Lai Ching-te's family, and reported to the Chinese side via WeChat.
Location: Seattle, United States ·
Importance III ·
Verification: Reported ·
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2025-08-29
Zhang Wanying and a male companion flew from John Wayne Airport in California to Las Vegas, and then flew to Seattle on September 1 to carry out a stakeout task.
Location: Seattle, United States ·
Importance III ·
Verification: Reported ·
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2025-08-21
During her return to China, Zhang Wanying traveled to Hangzhou, stayed at the Courtyard Hotel, met again with her senior from Hangzhou, and discussed arrangements for follow-up tasks.
2025-06
A U.S. federal court indictment states that Zhang Wanying met with a Chinese Communist Party government official in a private room in Changsha in June 2025 and accepted a surveillance assignment.
2025-06
Through an introduction by an old classmate, another Hangzhou senior contacted Zhang Wanying, and the two met for dinner in Changsha at the end of June, with the Hangzhou senior bringing along another guest.
2025-05-07
On Wednesday (May 7), the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill under which American universities with ties to certain Chinese universities would be barred from receiving Department of Homeland Security funding. Lead sponsor, Republican Representative Ploug, said there is already evidence that the Chinese Communist Party has maliciously expanded its influence in the United States through programs such as Confucius Institutes.
2025-04-17
On April 17, 2025, Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the US Senate Judiciary Committee, sent letters to the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, demanding an investigation into whether the left-wing groups "Code Pink" and "People's Forum" were suspected of violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act and receiving funding from the Chinese Communist Party.
2025-01-31
In January 2025, John Rogers, a former senior adviser to the Federal Reserve, was arrested. A U.S. Department of Justice announcement dated January 31, 2025, stated that Rogers worked as a part-time professor at a Chinese university in 2023 and received approximately $450,000 in compensation, and prosecutors accused him of providing Federal Reserve internal materials to Chinese personnel.
2024-12-18
On December 18, 2024, New York Chinese resident Chen Jinping pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiring to act as an unregistered agent of the Chinese government, participating in assisting the operation of an overseas police station of the Fuzhou Public Security Bureau set up in Manhattan's Chinatown.
2024-09-03
Chinese-American politician Sun Wen was arrested in 2023, accused of accepting tens of millions of dollars in bribes from the CCP and obstructing exchanges with Taiwan and human rights issues.
2024-08-21
On August 21, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the arrest of former 1989 student movement participant Tang Yuanjun in New York, charging him with acting as an unregistered agent for the Chinese Ministry of State Security, spying on overseas pro-democracy activists, and making false statements.
2024-08-13
After Lai Ching-te took office, the “Thunderbolt Operation” was launched again, claiming to have uncovered over a thousand infiltration cases, but Taiwan officials said they do not understand.
2024-08-06
Wang Shujun, a U.S. citizen who set up the Hu Yaobang Zhao Ziyang Foundation in Flushing, was found guilty by a jury on all four counts.
2024-08
During his protest outside the Chinese embassy in Washington after illegally crossing the border into the United States, former Chinese military special forces soldier Zhao Guangjun violently beat and injured Chen Shuguang, a petitioner in his 60s from Guangdong, over trivial daily life matters at a residence near Arlington National Cemetery, and attempted to attack him with a knife.
2024-07-24
Chen Jun pleaded guilty on July 24, 2024 at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, admitting to acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese government and bribing IRS officials; on November 19 of the same year he was sentenced to 20 months in prison.
Location: New York, United States ·
Importance IV ·
Verification: Verified ·
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2024-05-13
Lu Jianwang, suspected of operating a Chinese Communist Party overseas police station in New York that located a California democracy activist, was convicted on May 13.
2024-04-24
On April 24, 2024, Wu Xiaolei, a Chinese student formerly at Berklee College of Music in Boston, was sentenced to nine months in prison by a US federal court for transnationally threatening and harassing classmates who had posted pro-democracy posters.
2023-11
During the 2023 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco, anti-CCP demonstrators were subjected to violence and intimidation.
2023-08-03
The US Department of Justice stated that Chinese-American Wei Jingchao conspired in 2022 to sell military secrets to China, was arrested in August 2025, and was sentenced to 200 months in prison.
2023-06-20
A jury found three Chinese Communist Party agents guilty, including former sheriff McMahon (18 months in prison), Zhu Yong (24 months in prison), and Zheng Congying (16 months in prison).
2023-05-31
Qiao Xinxin, the initiator of the Demolish the Wall Movement, was cross-border arrested in Laos by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) police and brought back to China. He was later secretly sentenced to 5 years in prison and subjected to torture in prison.
2023-04-17
On April 17, 2023, the US Department of Justice announced the arrest of Lu Jianwang and Chen Jinping, alleging the two operated a secret “overseas police station” for the Ministry of Public Security in Manhattan’s Chinatown, New York.
Location: New York, United States ·
Importance IV ·
Verification: Verified ·
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2023-04-17
On April 17, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the cases of Lu Jianwang and Chen Jinping regarding the secret police station, the Ministry of Public Security's 912 Special Working Group, and the former Zoom employee, utilizing the transnational repression framework.
2023-04-17
The U.S. Department of Justice has sued 34 officers of the Chinese Communist Party's Ministry of Public Security, accusing them of running an operation that organized online mobs to besiege dissidents and creating a large number of fake accounts.
2023-04
In April 2023, during Tsai Ing-wen's visit to Southern California, Sun Yaoning reported her whereabouts in real time to officials at the Chinese consulate in Los Angeles; the U.S. Department of Justice called him a secret agent of China, and he was later sentenced to 48 months in prison.
2022-12-05
The European organization Safeguard Defenders has released a report revealing that the Chinese Communist Party has set up 102 police stations overseas, spread across 53 countries.
2022-11-07
Former US Army helicopter pilot Shapour Moinian was contacted by fake tech recruiters via an employment website, provided aviation information to China, and made false statements on a security clearance review, resulting in a 20-month prison sentence in 2022.
2022-09
Zhang Wanying sent a WeChat message to a classmate who graduated from the University of International Relations and works at the Ministry of State Security, asking which bureau in the ministry the person was in, and resumed and maintained long-term contact.
2022-01-13
The head of UK MI5 issued a national security intervention alert to Parliament, naming Chinese lawyer Christine Lee as a spy for the CCP United Front Work Department and exposing her scandal of buying British members of Parliament.
2021-04
The Chinese Communist Party officially claimed that between April 2021 and July 2022, it persuaded 230,000 people overseas to return to China.
2020-10-11
In retaliation for Tsai Ing-wen's hardline stance, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) launched the “Thunderbolt 2020” special operation, claiming to have solved over a hundred Taiwan spy theft cases.
2020-08
While working at CCTV, Cheng Lei was secretly taken away by Chinese state security authorities for disclosing some economic figures from the government work report to foreign media, and was detained on suspicion of illegally providing state secrets to parties outside China.
2020-03-16
During an internal New York State virtual meeting held to discuss the pandemic and hate crimes, Linda Sun was accused of using her phone to allow officials from the Chinese Consulate to listen in, while reminding them to remain silent.
2019-07
After learning that Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen would visit New York, Sun Wen promptly reported to Chinese consular officials and, on various pretexts, refused and obstructed formal exchanges and activities with the Taiwanese side.
2019-01-28
On January 28, 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice announced 23 charges against Huawei and Meng Wanzhou, including bank and wire fraud, obstruction of justice, and the theft of trade secrets; the FBI said Huawei paid bonuses to employees who stole others' trade secrets.
2019
During the 2019 Canadian Liberal Party leadership election, the Chinese Embassy in Toronto organized international students to vote for the pro-communist candidate Dong Hanpeng.
2019
The Jamestown Foundation released a report on the CCP's global expansion, pointing out that Chinese government agencies recruit influence agents within overseas Chinese communities and attempt to control discourse within those communities.
2018-12-03
The U.S. Department of Justice received the foreign agent registration documents submitted by Wu Zheng, in which Wu Zheng declared that he has served as vice chairman and secretary-general of the Charhar Institute's China-U.S. Relations Committee since November 2018.
Location: Washington, United States ·
Importance IV ·
Verification: Verified ·
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2018-12-01
Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Vancouver, Canada. On the same day, the CCP arrested two Canadians, Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, on charges of espionage.
2018-03
China has merged the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council into the United Front Work Department of the CCP Central Committee, shifting overseas Chinese affairs from the administrative system to the party system.
2018
Since 2018, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) used Tang Yuanjing's longing for home as a lure of returning to China and successfully turned him.
2017-06-22
Former CIA officer Kevin Mallory was lured to Shanghai in the spring of 2017 and sold top-secret defense intelligence to China, ultimately receiving a 20-year prison sentence.
2017
A US civil jury has awarded T-Mobile $4.8 million in damages, primarily on breach of contract claims, in a case involving Huawei engineers accessing Tappy testing robot technology.
2016
An investigation by South Korean prosecutors found that ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) drew up the "Hefei Plan" in early 2016, targeting Samsung's DRAM processes and talent; a former Samsung employee who jumped ship in 2016 was accused of providing large amounts of handwritten materials on DRAM technology.
2016
The CCP began to contact then-low-level official Sun Wen in 2016 and began to bribe him.
2016
In 2016, Yuan Rongxiang, founding president of the Canada-China Friendship Promotion Association, donated 1,500 Canadian dollars to the Montreal riding association of then-Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and 2,800 Canadian dollars to the federal Liberal Party, and posed for a photo with Trudeau at a party fundraising event. Three other directors of Tiger Arms, the Port Coquitlam gun shop under his name, each donated 1,500 Canadian dollars as well. This series of political donations subsequently triggered extensive scrutiny and questioning in Canadian society and the media over pro-Beijing united front community leaders approaching senior politicians and the infiltration of foreign influence.
2015
According to court documents recounted by the media, during the 2015 welcoming events in Washington, members of the Fujian Native Place Association received about $60 per day each, while students were calculated at about $20 per day.
Location: Washington, United States ·
Importance II ·
Verification: Reported ·
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2015
In 2015, the CCP issued a red notice through Interpol to assist in tracking fugitives abroad, but its effectiveness varies depending on political relations between countries.
2015
In 2015, Chinese agents infiltrated the U.S. Office of Personnel Management and stole security clearance background check files of more than 21 million current and former federal employees, including fingerprints, financial records, foreign contacts, psychological evaluations, marital issues, medical records and other sensitive background investigation materials.
2014-12-22
On December 22, 2014, the Standing Committee of the CCP Central Committee's Politburo announced that it had placed Ling Jihua, then head of the United Front Work Department, under investigation; nine days later, Sun Chunlan succeeded him as head of the United Front Work Department.
2014-11
In November 2014, the Chinese Students and Scholars Association at the University of California, Los Angeles held an “If You Are the One” matchmaking event, and Zhang Wanying was listed as the fifth female guest.
2014
The Ghanaian couple, the Jia Cheng couple, who run a café in Dandong, a border city between China and North Korea, were arrested by Chinese state security on suspicion of espionage and endangering national security; the timeline is basically the same as that of the arrest and release of the Ghanaian-Chinese businessman Su Bin.
2014
Since 2014, the Chinese Communist Party has carried out Operation "Fox Hunt" to pursue officials abroad. By 2023, it had brought back more than 12,000 people from over 120 countries.
2014
Data from Freedom House's database shows that between 2014 and 2024, a total of 1,219 incidents of physical transnational repression occurred worldwide, of which the Chinese Communist Party was responsible for 272, accounting for 22%.
2012
Sun Wen started as the Director of Asian Affairs for New York State in 2012, later promoted to Deputy Chief of Staff of New York State, and was bought off by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) during that period.
2010
After studying in Shanghai, U.S. student Glenn Duffie Shriver accepted funding from Chinese intelligence personnel and applied for a U.S. government position. When the matter came to light, he admitted violating the Espionage Law and was sentenced to 4 years in federal prison.
2009-05
Zhao Xiaolan's sister, Zhao Anji, serves as an independent director of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, marking the entry of a Zhao family member into the internal governance of a Chinese state-owned listed shipbuilding company.
2007-05-10
On May 10, 2007, a jury at the U.S. Federal Court in Santa Ana, California, found Chinese-American engineer Chi Mak guilty of conspiring to export U.S. defense technology to China and other charges, and in March 2008 he was sentenced to more than 24 years in prison.
2006
Sun Daolin admitted to acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese government, was sentenced to 4 years in prison, and is currently serving his sentence in a federal prison.
2005-10-28
A Chinese couple was arrested at Los Angeles airport while preparing to leave the country. It was found that a relative of the husband worked in a classified U.S. military department, and the couple stole military secrets by carrying them out bit by bit, stored them on disks, and had the husband's younger brother take them back to China. The two were subsequently sentenced.
Location: Los Angeles, United States ·
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Verification: Verified ·
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2004
After a communications trade show in Chicago closed in 2004, Fujitsu staff found an Asian man holding a Chinese passport issued a few weeks earlier photographing equipment at the booth with a camera; he was stopped by security, and the camera's memory card contained photos of equipment from Fujitsu and other companies.
Location: Chicago, United States ·
Importance III ·
Verification: Reported ·
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2003-04-09
Longtime FBI informant Katrina Leung and her handler James Smith have been arrested on suspicion of leaking classified technical operations and counterintelligence program information to Chinese intelligence officers.
Location: Los Angeles, United States ·
Importance III ·
Verification: Verified ·
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2001-04
After a US reconnaissance plane collided with a Chinese interceptor near Hainan in April 2001, Jiang Zemin used the incident to strike a new espionage agreement during his visit to Cuba, after which shipments of Chinese weapons and equipment to Cuba increased sharply.
1985-11-22
After gathering evidence for three years, the FBI arrested Larry Wu-Tai Chin, who had infiltrated the CIA for decades, on espionage charges based on clues provided by Yu Qiangsheng.
1975
While the Pol Pot-led Khmer Rouge was in power in Cambodia, the local ethnic Chinese population plummeted from 430,000 to just over 210,000, and at the time its biggest backer was the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
1960
In 1960, a US U-2 reconnaissance plane was shot down while carrying out a reconnaissance mission over Soviet airspace, and pilot Francis Gary Powers was captured.
1949
The program claimed that after the Chinese Communist Party took power, in order to coordinate propaganda and win over celebrities in the arts and literary circles, it invited the quyi performer Luo Yusheng, who was then performing in Nanjing, to return to Tianjin; no public reports were found to verify this claim.
1898-03-28
Chinese-American cook Wong Kim Ark was denied entry by U.S. customs because his parents were Chinese; the case went all the way to the Supreme Court, where he won, establishing birthright citizenship under the Constitution, and this precedent was cited many times in later years.