Man convicted of stalking Chinese ex-official by leaving him a dire note gets prison in US
2 months ago

Man convicted of stalking Chinese ex-official by leaving him a dire note gets prison in US

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A man who taped a sinister note to a Chinese ex-official's door in New Jersey was sentenced Wednesday to 16 months in prison. Zheng Congying was one of three men convicted at the first trial highlighting U.S. claims that China's government harasses and intimidates dissidents and critics on foreign soil. A federal court jury in Brooklyn found Zheng and co-defendants Michael McMahon and Zhu Yong guilty of playing various roles in seeking out Xu Jin, a former official in the Chinese city of Wuhan, and pressing him to return to his homeland.

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Man gets prison in US for helping pressure Chinese expat to return home
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5 days, 23 hours ago

Man gets prison in US for helping pressure Chinese expat to return home

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A real estate businessman who aided a Chinese effort to pressure an expatriate to return home has been sentenced to over a year in a U.S. prison. U.S. prosecutors say Quanzhong An’s activities were part of the Chinese government’s “Operation Fox Hunt,” which Beijing says is about pursuing people who have fled justice. An said he that …

20 months in prison for US man over China repatriation plot
6 days, 20 hours ago

20 months in prison for US man over China repatriation plot

Raw Story  

A New York businessman was sentenced to 20 months in prison on Wednesday for his role in a plot to force a US resident to return to China. Quanzhong An, 58, was one of seven people charged in October 2022 for involvement in a Chinese government repatriation scheme known as "Operation Fox Hunt." Judge Kiyo Matsumoto sentenced him to 20 …

China detains suspect involved in kidnapping of Chinese actor trafficked to Myanmar
1 month, 3 weeks ago

China detains suspect involved in kidnapping of Chinese actor trafficked to Myanmar

The Independent  

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Man sent to prison in US for stalking ex-Chinese official, leaving sinister note
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2 months ago

Man sent to prison in US for stalking ex-Chinese official, leaving sinister note

Hindustan Times  

A man who taped a sinister note to a Chinese ex-official's door in New Jersey was on Wednesday sentenced to 16 months in prison. Zheng Congying was one of three men convicted at the first trial highlighting US claims that China's government harasses and intimidates dissidents and critics on foreign soil. A federal court jury in Brooklyn found Zheng and …

Man convicted of stalking Chinese ex-official by leaving him a dire note gets prison in US
2 months ago

Man convicted of stalking Chinese ex-official by leaving him a dire note gets prison in US

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A man who taped a sinister note to a Chinese ex-official’s door in New Jersey was sentenced Wednesday to 16 months in prison. Zheng Congying was one of three men convicted at the first trial highlighting U.S. claims that China’s government harasses and intimidates dissidents and critics on foreign soil. A federal court jury in Brooklyn found …

Man gets 2 years in US prison for aiding pushy effort to get ex-official to return to China
2 months, 1 week ago

Man gets 2 years in US prison for aiding pushy effort to get ex-official to return to China

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A man convicted in the first trial highlighting U.S. claims that China harasses its critics overseas was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison for his role in a creepy campaign to get a former official to return to his homeland. He begged a judge for “a chance to renew myself” and to see his grandchild grow …

Manhattan man pleads guilty to helping establish secret Chinese police station in NYC
3 months, 1 week ago

Manhattan man pleads guilty to helping establish secret Chinese police station in NYC

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A Manhattan resident has pleaded guilty to helping establish a secret police station in New York City on behalf of the Chinese government. Matthew Olsen, an assistant attorney general in the U.S. Department of Justice, said Chen admitted in court to his role in “audaciously establishing an undeclared police station” in Manhattan and attempting to conceal the …

Man pleads guilty to helping establish secret Chinese police station in New York City
3 months, 1 week ago

Man pleads guilty to helping establish secret Chinese police station in New York City

LA Times  

A six-story glass facade building, center, in New York’s Chinatown is alleged to have been the site of a secret police outpost for China. A Manhattan resident has pleaded guilty to helping establish a secret police station in New York City on behalf of the Chinese government. Matthew Olsen, an assistant attorney general in the U.S. Department of Justice, said …

Naturalized US citizen accused of running ‘overseas police station’ in NY pleads guilty to conspiring to act as Chinese agent
3 months, 1 week ago

Naturalized US citizen accused of running ‘overseas police station’ in NY pleads guilty to conspiring to act as Chinese agent

CNN  

CNN — A US citizen arrested in 2023 in connection to running an “overseas police station” in New York City pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to conspiring to act as an agent of the Chinese government. Chen Jinping, a naturalized US citizen who lives in New York City, faces up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to …

China jails journalist for 7 years on espionage charges
3 months, 3 weeks ago

China jails journalist for 7 years on espionage charges

Firstpost  

Under Chinese law, someone convicted of espionage can be jailed for three to 10 years for less severe cases or receive heavy punishment, including life imprisonment, for serious cases Dong Yuyu was a senior columnist for the Communist party newspaper Guangming Daily. Reuters A Beijing court on Friday sentenced veteran Chinese state media journalist Dong Yuyu to seven years in …

Chinese national jailed on charges that he tried to enter Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Chinese national jailed on charges that he tried to enter Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate

The Independent  

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Ex-CIA officer who spied for China gets 10 years in prison — and a lifetime of polygraph tests
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Ex-CIA officer who spied for China gets 10 years in prison — and a lifetime of polygraph tests

Associated Press  

HONOLULU — A former CIA officer and contract linguist for the FBI who received cash, golf clubs and other expensive gifts in exchange for spying for China was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison. Ma lived and worked in Shanghai, China, before returning to Hawaii in 2001, and at the behest of Chinese intelligence officers, he agreed to arrange …

Man known as pro-democracy activist convicted in US of giving China intel on dissidents
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Man known as pro-democracy activist convicted in US of giving China intel on dissidents

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A Chinese American scholar was convicted Tuesday of U.S. charges of using his reputation as a pro-democracy activist to gather information on dissidents and feed it to his homeland’s government. “The jury felt they were and that was enough to convict him, even though there was no evidence that what he did caused any harm, was of …

Chinese journalist who promoted #MeToo movement sentenced to 5 years in prison
9 months, 1 week ago

Chinese journalist who promoted #MeToo movement sentenced to 5 years in prison

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Supporters say a Chinese journalist who promoted women’s rights as part of the country’s nascent #MeToo movement has been sentenced to five years in prison on charges of incitement to subvert state authority, almost three years after she and an activist were detained. Huang and Wang’s cases appear to have become intertwined as part of the most recent …

Status of Chinese citizen journalist who reported on COVID unknown on day of expected prison release
10 months, 1 week ago

Status of Chinese citizen journalist who reported on COVID unknown on day of expected prison release

The Independent  

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Chinese citizen journalist jailed for Covid reporting in Wuhan finally set to be released
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Chinese citizen journalist jailed for Covid reporting in Wuhan finally set to be released

The Independent  

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As China and Iran hunt for dissidents in the US, the FBI is racing to counter the threat
10 months, 2 weeks ago

As China and Iran hunt for dissidents in the US, the FBI is racing to counter the threat

The Independent  

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As China and Iran hunt for dissidents in the U.S., the FBI is racing to counter the threat
10 months, 2 weeks ago

As China and Iran hunt for dissidents in the U.S., the FBI is racing to counter the threat

LA Times  

Wu Jianmin, a former student leader in China’s 1989 pro-democracy movement, was targeted in 2020 by a group of protesters outside his home in Irvine. The Chinese Embassy in Washington disputed that the country engages in the practice and said in a statement that the government “strictly abides by international law.” “We resolutely oppose ‘long-arm jurisdiction,’” the statement said. Yet …

Chinese citizen sentenced to prison in US for threatening person who advocated democracy in China
11 months ago

Chinese citizen sentenced to prison in US for threatening person who advocated democracy in China

Op India  

A Chinese national, Xiaolei Wu, 26, formerly a student at Berkeley College of Music in Boston, has been sentenced to nine months in prison and three years of supervised release by a US court, CNN reported. According to reports, Wu used WeChat, a Chinese messaging app, to send menacing messages, including one stating, “Post more, I will chop your bastard …

Chinese student given 9-month prison sentence for harassing person posting democracy leaflets
11 months ago

Chinese student given 9-month prison sentence for harassing person posting democracy leaflets

Associated Press  

BOSTON — A former Berklee College of Music student from China was sentenced Wednesday to nine months in prison for stalking and threatening a person who posted a flyer in support of democracy in the Asian country, authorities said. The leaflet that was posted on the campus in Boston on Oct. 22 read, “Stand with Chinese People,” along with other …

Ex-Army sergeant charged with trying to pass US secrets to China
1 year, 5 months ago

Ex-Army sergeant charged with trying to pass US secrets to China

CNN  

CNN — A former US Army sergeant who allegedly lived in China for several years was arrested Friday on charges of keeping national defense information and attempting to share it with the Chinese government. According to court filings, Joseph Daniel Schmidt was an active-duty soldier in the US Army from 2015 to 2020, where he served as a team leader …

China Claims US Citizen Jailed for Life Lured Beijing Officials into Honey Traps to Blackmail Them
1 year, 6 months ago

China Claims US Citizen Jailed for Life Lured Beijing Officials into Honey Traps to Blackmail Them

News 18  

Beijing said Monday that a US citizen jailed for life for espionage lured Chinese officials into bugged hotels and used “honey traps” to blackmail them into spying for Washington. “If learned about Chinese personnel’s plan to go to the United States to carry out official business, he would report them to the US intelligence agencies,” it said. He would then …

3 men convicted in US trial that scrutinized China’s ‘Operation Fox Hunt’ repatriation campaign
1 year, 9 months ago

3 men convicted in US trial that scrutinized China’s ‘Operation Fox Hunt’ repatriation campaign

The Independent  

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3 men convicted in US trial that scrutinized China’s ‘Operation Fox Hunt’ repatriation campaign
1 year, 9 months ago

3 men convicted in US trial that scrutinized China’s ‘Operation Fox Hunt’ repatriation campaign

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Three men were convicted of various charges Tuesday in a trial showcasing U.S. claims that China has engineered pressure campaigns on American soil to bully expatriates into returning home, as part of an effort called “Operation Fox Hunt.” American private investigator Michael McMahon and two Chinese citizens living in the U.S. — Zheng Congying and Zhu Yong …

Chinese man arrested over anti-US graffiti at US Consulate in Hong Kong, police say
1 year, 9 months ago

Chinese man arrested over anti-US graffiti at US Consulate in Hong Kong, police say

The Independent  

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Chinese ex-official’s wife says alleged repatriation pressure turned her life in US ‘upside-down’
1 year, 9 months ago

Chinese ex-official’s wife says alleged repatriation pressure turned her life in US ‘upside-down’

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A former Chinese official and his wife had left their homeland and kept their U.S. address private. Prosecutors say the defendants and others subjected the couple, their adult daughter and various relatives to a spate of intimidating overtures at Beijing’s behest, as part of a repatriation initiative called “Operation Fox Hunt.” “My life was turned upside-down, at …

Chinese Court Sentences 78-Year-Old US Citizen to Life on Spying Charges
1 year, 10 months ago

Chinese Court Sentences 78-Year-Old US Citizen to Life on Spying Charges

News 18  

John Shing-Wan Leung, a 78-year-old US citizen and permanent resident of Hong Kong, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a Chinese court on charges of espionage, BBC reported on Monday. The Intermediate People’s Court, in a statement posted on the WeChat social media platform, declared Leung guilty of espionage and sentenced him to life in prison, along with a …

China sentences 78-year-old US citizen to life in prison on spying charges
1 year, 10 months ago

China sentences 78-year-old US citizen to life in prison on spying charges

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China sentenced a 78-year-old United States citizen to life in prison Monday on spying charges, in a case that could exacerbate the deterioration in ties between Beijing and Washington over recent years. Relations between Washington and Beijing are at their lowest in decades amid disputes over trade, technology, human rights and China’s increasingly aggressive approach toward its territorial …

China sentences elderly US citizen to life in prison on spying charges
1 year, 10 months ago

China sentences elderly US citizen to life in prison on spying charges

Op India  

A Chinese court has sentenced a 78-year-old American citizen to life in prison on spying charges, CNN reported. A permanent resident of Hong Kong, John Shing-Wan Leung, was convicted of spying and given a life sentence on Monday by the Intermediate People’s Court in the eastern city of Suzhou, as per a statement on the court’s social media account. The …

China sentences 78-year-old U.S. citizen to life in prison on spying charges
1 year, 10 months ago

China sentences 78-year-old U.S. citizen to life in prison on spying charges

LA Times  

Under President Xi Jinping, China has launched multiple campaigns against what it calls foreign efforts to sabotage its rule. China sentenced a 78-year-old United States citizen to life in prison Monday on spying charges, in a case that could exacerbate the deterioration in ties between Beijing and Washington over recent years. Relations between Washington and Beijing are at their lowest …

China jails 78-year-old US man to life in prison on spying charge
1 year, 10 months ago

China jails 78-year-old US man to life in prison on spying charge

Al Jazeera  

John Leung, who has permanent residency in Hong Kong, was detained in April 2021 in the southeastern city of Suzhou. China has sentenced a 78-year-old American to life in prison for espionage, a court said, in a case that could further strain already tense ties with the United States. He “was found guilty of espionage, sentenced to life imprisonment, deprived …

Chinese ‘citizen journalist’ who reported on COVID-19 to be released after 3 years
1 year, 10 months ago

Chinese ‘citizen journalist’ who reported on COVID-19 to be released after 3 years

The Hindu  

Chinese authorities were preparing on April 30 to release a man who disappeared three years ago after publicising videos of overcrowded hospitals and bodies during the COVID-19 outbreak, a relative and another person familiar with his case said. Fang Bin and other members of the public who were dubbed citizen journalists posted details of the pandemic in early 2020 on …

Joshua Wong sentenced in another Hong Kong activism case
1 year, 11 months ago

Joshua Wong sentenced in another Hong Kong activism case

The Independent  

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US arrests two for running secret Chinese ‘police station’ in NYC
1 year, 11 months ago

US arrests two for running secret Chinese ‘police station’ in NYC

Al Jazeera  

US officials accuse two men of engaging in ‘transnational repression’ of Chinese diaspora in US at the behest of China. Authorities in the United States have arrested two men on allegations they operated a “secret police station” in New York City on behalf of China. The secret police station “at the very least” provided Chinese citizens with basic Chinese government …

Man jailed for 24 years after brutal assault against women in China
2 years, 6 months ago

Man jailed for 24 years after brutal assault against women in China

The Independent  

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Activist claims he’s being ‘framed’ over fake bomb threat to Chinese embassy in London
2 years, 7 months ago

Activist claims he’s being ‘framed’ over fake bomb threat to Chinese embassy in London

The Independent  

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Chinese National Sentenced to US Prison After Pleading Guilty to Stealing Trade Secrets
2 years, 11 months ago

Chinese National Sentenced to US Prison After Pleading Guilty to Stealing Trade Secrets

News 18  

A Chinese national has been sentenced to 29 months in prison after pleading guilty in January to conspiring to steal trade secrets from agricultural company Monsanto to benefit the Chinese government, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday. “Xiang conspired to steal an important trade secret to gain an unfair advantage for himself and the PRC,” said Assistant Attorney General …

Feds: Chinese man charged in China’s US chase of ‘fugitives’
2 years, 11 months ago

Feds: Chinese man charged in China’s US chase of ‘fugitives’

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A pregnant U.S. citizen was held in China for eight months and threatened that she couldn’t leave unless she convinced her mother to return to China, authorities revealed Wednesday as they criminally charged a man who they said enlisted a U.S. law enforcement officer and others to help repatriate Chinese individuals facing trouble at home. In one …

Feds: Chinese man charged in China's US chase of ''fugitives''
2 years, 11 months ago

Feds: Chinese man charged in China's US chase of ''fugitives''

ABP News  

New York, Mar 30 : A Chinese man failed to register as an agent of the People's Republic of China when he conspired with at least one U.S. law enforcement officer and others to force individuals to return to China to face charges, authorities said Wednesday as court documents were unsealed. In one instance, Sun, 53, met with an individual …

Chinese operatives accused of spying on dissidents in US
3 years ago

Chinese operatives accused of spying on dissidents in US

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Five men accused of acting on behalf of the Chinese government have been charged with brazen and wide-ranging schemes to stalk and harass Chinese dissidents in the United States, including by seeking to derail the election bid of a little-known congressional candidate, the Justice Department said Wednesday. “Authoritarian states around the world feel emboldened to reach beyond their …

Mar-a-Lago-trespasser deported to China 2 years later
3 years, 4 months ago

Mar-a-Lago-trespasser deported to China 2 years later

Associated Press  

PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Chinese businesswoman convicted of trespassing at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club and lying to Secret Service agents was deported over the weekend, federal authorities said, more than two years after serving her sentence. But she was held at the Glades County Detention Center for three times as long as her prison term mainly because of …

Extradition hearings in Canada for Huawei’s Meng come to a close
3 years, 7 months ago

Extradition hearings in Canada for Huawei’s Meng come to a close

Al Jazeera  

Meng was detained on a US request in December 2018, with China arresting two Canadians just days later. Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou’s fight in a Canadian court against extradition to the United States to face fraud and conspiracy charges has wrapped up after nearly 1,000 days of testimony. Just a few days later China detained two Canadian men – businessman …

Huawei CFO fights extradition as Beijing raises pressure
3 years, 7 months ago

Huawei CFO fights extradition as Beijing raises pressure

Al Jazeera  

Lawyers for Huawei Technologies Co.’s chief financial officer made a final push for a Canadian court to reject a U.S. extradition request, as Beijing raised pressure on Ottawa with a series of rulings in criminal cases against Canadian nationals. The Canadian government condemned the moves, which the top U.S. diplomat in Beijing called a “blatant attempt to use human beings …

US charges 8 in alleged China plot to intimidate citizens
4 years, 4 months ago

US charges 8 in alleged China plot to intimidate citizens

Al Jazeera  

‘Operation Fox Hunt’ allegedly involved threatening dissidents and their families who were living in the US. All eight are charged with conspiring to act as illegal agents for a foreign government, and are accused of participating in a covert operation that officials say was built on intimidation, bullying and “very disturbing” tactics to pressure Chinese nationals living overseas and sought …

8 Accused by the US of Participating in China’s Operation Fox Hunt
4 years, 5 months ago

8 Accused by the US of Participating in China’s Operation Fox Hunt

The Diplomat  

The United States Department of Justice announced on October 28 that eight individuals have been charged with conspiring to act as illegal agents of China, with six of them additionally also charged with conspiracy to commit interstate and international stalking. According to the statement, “The defendants, allegedly acting at the direction and under the control of PRC government officials, conducted …

Chinese woman jailed for trespassing at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort
5 years, 4 months ago

Chinese woman jailed for trespassing at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Chinese woman caught trespassing at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort …

China orders death sentence for Canadian tourist amid tension over Canada’s detention of Huawei executive
6 years, 2 months ago

China orders death sentence for Canadian tourist amid tension over Canada’s detention of Huawei executive

The Independent  

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Chinese man arrested in US for allegedly acting ‘as an illegal agent’ of China
6 years, 6 months ago

Chinese man arrested in US for allegedly acting ‘as an illegal agent’ of China

CNN  

CNN — A 27-year-old Chinese national was arrested in Chicago Tuesday for allegedly spying on behalf of Beijing, in the same week CIA director Gina Haspel warned against growing Chinese influence abroad. Ji Chaoqun is accused of acting as an “illegal agent” at the direction of a “high-level intelligence officer” of a provincial department of the Ministry of State Security, …

Chinese JD.com billionaire Liu Qiangdong arrested in US over sexual misconduct allegation
6 years, 6 months ago

Chinese JD.com billionaire Liu Qiangdong arrested in US over sexual misconduct allegation

The Independent  

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