News Snapshot:
Beijing has forced nearly 10,000 Chinese overseas nationals to return since 2014 using coercive means outside the justice system, according to a new report. The figure could be the “tip of the iceberg”, Spain-based rights group Safeguard Defenders reported Tuesday, as China aggressively pursues its nationals overseas. The report alleges China is expanding its policing powers overseas and conducting illegal operations on foreign soil. Officially, the targets are people wanted by the Chinese judicial system as part of President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption drive. But the NGO details cases where those who criticised the Communist Party had relatives in China harassed...
