FBI says China tries to force citizens back home to silence dissent


Source: televisor.co.uk televisor.co.uk

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FBI Director Christopher Wray called China “the greatest long-term threat to our nation’s information and intellectual property, and to our economic vitality.” Wray said during remarks on Tuesday that China has “brazenly violated well-settled norms and the rule of law” by attempting to force its citizens to return home in order to silence criticism of the Chinese Communist Party. Wray said if Chinese nationals abroad refuse to return home, China has threatened, coerced, and even arrested family members “for leverage.” “The Chinese government is engaged in a broad, diverse campaign of theft and malign influence, and it can execute that...