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.
Location: The Hague, Netherlands ·
Importance IV ·
Verification: Reported ·
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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.
2026-10-23
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.
2026-10-19
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 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
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.
2026-10-15
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
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
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 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.
2026-10-13
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.
2026-10-12
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.
2026-10-08
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, 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.
2026-10-07
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.
2026-10-06
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.
2026-10-05
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.
Location: Los Angeles, United States ·
Importance IV ·
Verification: Verified ·
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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.
2026-10-04
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
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
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
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.
2026-10-01
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.
2026-09-29
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.
2026-09-25
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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2026-09-24
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.
2026-09-23
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.
2026-09-15
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.
2026-09-10
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.
2026-09-04
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
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
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.
2026-08-26
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.
2026-08-24
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.
2026-07-23
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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2026-07-17
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.
2026-07-16
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
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.
2026-07-14
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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2026-07-06
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 ·
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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.
2026-07-01
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.
2026-06-03
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
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.
2026-05-12
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.
2026-03-12
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
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).
2026-02-27
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
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.
2025-09
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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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.
2024-08-06
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.
2023-11
During the 2023 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco, anti-CCP demonstrators were subjected to violence and intimidation.
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 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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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%.