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01/29/2025

China is essentially extending it's police state into western democracies.

The Chinese government has been accused of targeting activists and dissidents around the world who criticize the regime through various forms of harassment. These tactics aim to silence dissent and intimidate those who challenge the government's authority.

Physical threats and violence can include direct threats of harm, stalking and surveillance, and even physical attacks. Cyberbullying and online harassment involve doxing, trolling, hacking, and spreading disinformation to discredit and silence activists. Economic pressure and coercion can manifest as financial targeting, travel restrictions, and targeting family members to pressure individuals into compliance.

Social and psychological pressure tactics include spreading disinformation and smear campaigns, social ostracization, and creating a climate of fear and anxiety. Legal and judicial harassment involves using SLAPP suits, arbitrary arrests and detentions, and misusing legal systems to suppress dissent.

Examples of these tactics in action include death threats received by Uyghur activist Omer Bekali, the disappearance of Hong Kong bookseller Gui Minhai, and the online smear campaigns targeting Tibetan journalist Tenzin Dechen. Australian student Drew Pavlou also allegedly faced physical threats, stalking, and academic hurdles due to his criticism of the Chinese government's policies.

These are just a few examples, and the specific tactics used can vary depending on the individual, their location, and the perceived threat they pose. While the Chinese government denies many of these accusations, the pattern of harassment and targeting of critics raises serious concerns about state-sponsored intimidation and suppression of dissent abroad.

06/05/2024

The Chinese government is pushing fentanyl into the US. This gives the regime dangerous connections to our criminal underworld.

The drugs and precursors are subsidized by the PRC as long as they are shipped overseas. Drug cartels using a sole source supplier are in the same dependent position as any other corporation. This gives the CCP leverage.

Further, money laundering has been taken over by Chinese financial institutions connected to the Communist party. So the drug cartels are reliant on one organization to both supply drugs and then clean the illegal profits.

As we know the PRC always uses any leverage it has over western corporations and they generally comply. We must assume that it does the same with illegal organizations with the same result.

China also has extensive surveillance capabilities in the west. Allowing the CCP to monitor illegal activities of interest. Such information could be used for interference or compromise. This combination of dependence and surveillance is extremely dangerous in the hands of a hostile regime.

Gangs and cartels with foreign government assistance are going to be to powerful for our local police forces. We need to find alternative methods of drug control that recognize a nation state adversary is involved.

06/15/2020

Hundreds of global companies buy cotton and make goods in China, where over 1 million Uygurs are estimated to be detained, some doing forced labour

With US legislators debating laws to deter the use of forced Uygur labour in China, and the garment industry in crisis after coronavirus, now is the time for apparel brands to pressure Beijing, a rights advocate says.

01/29/2020

China's Military Is Preparing a 'New Domain of Warfare' using biological weapons which could include “specific ethnic genetic attacks.”

Under Beijing's civil-military fusion strategy, the PLA is sponsoring research on gene editing, human performance enhancement, and more.

12/18/2019

This was obviously an intentional act of espionage by the Chinese Intel Officers and shows a significant level of arrogance.

ClearanceJobs is your best resource for news and information on security-cleared jobs and professionals. Learn more with our article, "Chinese Intel Officers Drove Past Security to Enter Special Ops Base ".

06/25/2019

Hackers believed to be backed by China’s government have infiltrated the cellular networks of at least 10 global carriers, swiping users’ whereabouts, text-messaging records and call logs, according to a new report.

06/06/2019

Members of The Church of Almighty God recall their experiences while in custody where they were forced to take psychoactive substances, alongside other tortures.