Transnational Repression · Full chronicle and history

2026年9月21日，中国民主党国际联盟成员WeiJun Zhang在X上称，他赴华盛顿抗议习近平访美后，国内家人接到多通电话，并被通过微信发来“保证书”，要求签字并填写身份证号码。

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.

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.

The Financial Times reported on September 11 that China is accelerating the use of foreign-related legal tools to counter US and EU sanctions, intensively introducing multiple regulations with extraterritorial effect. This forces multinational corporations into a dilemma of violating laws on both sides in terms of compliance.

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.

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.

A Tibetan person climbed a utility pole near the U.S. Capitol in Washington to hang a Tibet independence flag and anti-communist slogans, and was subsequently arrested by police and released on bail.

2026年9月，习近平访美前夕，包括中国人权在内的30个人权组织联名致信习近平，要求释放在押者、废除相关法律、允许流亡者回国，并承诺停止跨国镇压。

China test-fired an intercontinental-range ballistic missile without a warhead. The US State Department criticized Beijing's rapid and opaque nuclear weapons expansion and urged China to engage in arms control discussions.

The US men's national soccer team was eliminated from the World Cup in the Round of 16 after a 1-4 loss to Belgium, ending their journey in this tournament.

Iran seized a Qatari liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker near the Strait of Hormuz, causing international oil prices to rise.

美国财政部撤销了此前向伊朗颁发的批准其生产、运输和销售石油的临时许可证。

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has announced a series of multi-billion dollar new defense deals aimed at strengthening the military capabilities of allies and persuading member states to increase defense spending.

U.S. President Trump stated he would consider selling F-35 fighter jets to Turkey and reiterated that Greenland should be under U.S. control, accusing Denmark of insufficient investment in ensuring Greenland's security.

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.

美国参议员塔米达克沃斯抵达台湾访问，会晤总统赖清德等领导人，强调美台伙伴关系对区域安全的重要性。

余茂春教授批评中共通过民族团结进步促进法，强制推行民族统一，取消少数民族语言文化认同，可能构成种族灭绝。

台湾学者、记者矢板明夫遭到攻击，节目将其与中共跨境镇压问题联系讨论。

美国华府受访民众表示，中国国内法不能在美国执行，并认为在美国追捕异议人士属于违法行为。

华府受访者表示，美国会支持台湾；有受访者称若台湾发生重大情况，美国一定会强力回应。

Ahead of the June Fourth anniversary, the June Fourth Memorial in Los Angeles, California, was broken into and vandalized by unknown individuals. Multiple exhibits, walls, and display spaces were spray-painted, and the museum management has reported the incident to the FBI and Congress.

Eileen Wang, former mayor of Arcadia, Los Angeles, USA, was indicted by the federal government and pleaded guilty to acting as an unregistered illegal agent of the Chinese government within the United States.

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.

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.

Tang Yuanjun, a naturalized U.S. citizen and New York resident, has admitted to conspiring to act as an unregistered agent of the Chinese government within the United States, reporting information on overseas pro-democracy activists to the state security (MSS).

On September 3, 2024, The Washington Post published an investigation stating that the Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles paid for food and lodging for pro-CCP “welcome crowds”, involving at least 35 overseas Chinese groups, hiring at least 60 security guards, and with at least four diplomats present.

In November 2023, Xi Jinping attended the APEC in San Francisco, anti‑Xi protesters were beaten with flagpoles and sprayed with chemical agents by organized pro‑CCP individuals, Tibetan activist Chemi Lhamo was besieged for nearly 15 minutes, and many were injured.

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.