575 Minutes of Chinese Speech Censorship in November 2020: No Regime Can Survive Violence | CDT Archives

Beast Press: Since February 2020, this monthly summary of China's censorship of speech in China's digital age has been following. It's a pity that the Chinese mainland netizens who should see it the most can't see it. According to the analysis of He Qinglian and Cheng Xiaonong in the book "China: Collapse without Collapse", the Communist capitalism in the mainland will continue to prevail for a long period of time on the surface of harmony and stability. According to the occult view, the year of great change is 2026.

Historian Yu Yingshi once pointed out that the "capitalism" conceived by Deng Xiaoping was not the capitalist economic system that has been popular in the West for a long time, but "capitalism" under the complete control of the "Party". In a collective of big capitalists, all major enterprises are so-called "state-owned enterprises", which are actually organizations controlled by the party committee, so they should be called "party enterprises". Western observers call Deng Xiaoping's model "state capitalism," which is inaccurate because Westerners can't imagine something as outlandish as "party capitalism." [Review of Old News] Duan Media｜Yu Yingshi: No regime can survive for a long time by relying on violence

Looking at China in November from "Party capitalism", it is not difficult to understand the experience of private entrepreneurs, because in this interview, Mr. Yu pointed out: In addition to "Party enterprises", of course there are also private or public-private joint ventures. But they are also directly under the control of the "Party". Just think about everything from bank loans to means of transportation, etc., without the permission of the "Party", how can it work without the "Party"? Private entrepreneurs occasionally do not listen to the "party", either go bankrupt, go to jail, or even die.

Under this system, not only private entrepreneurs, but also those who hardly listen to the "Party" have to pay the price. What gives us hope, however, is that there are still people who will not give in. In the same interview, Mr. Yu also pointed out: Historically, there has never been a regime that relied on violence and can be passed down for a long time.

The voice of the rebels: "I didn't give in because I knew the cost of giving in"

On June 15, 2020, after four years in prison, Lu Yuyu was released on the first day after his 43rd birthday. After his release from prison, he found that the space for dissidents at home had almost disappeared. On June 15, 2016, he and his girlfriend Li Tingyu were arrested in Dali for "non-news" blogging. "Non-News" is a channel started by Lu Yuyu in 2012, which collects and publishes mass protests in China. After being released from prison, Lu Yuyu did not choose to give in. He began to write his story "Irregular Experience" on Twitter, and accepted foreign media:

"I'm not a hero, and I'm not the part of the people who stayed to fight. I did 'non-journalism' because I liked it. I didn't leave [China] because I was born at the bottom of society and had no chance. I didn't give in. It's because I know the price of surrendering. I want to be a dignified person." Cao Yaxue｜Recording mass protests: an unusual story of two ordinary Chinese

Chang Weiping, Shaanxi public interest lawyer, he has represented many public interest lawsuits, including AIDS discrimination, hepatitis B discrimination, gender discrimination, etc. Because of the so-called sensitive cases, he has been suspended, the law firm has been cancelled, and his lawyer's license has been revoked. On October 22, 2020, lawyer Chang Weiping was taken away by the police in Baoji City, Shaanxi without formalities, and was once again placed under residential surveillance (detained in secret). Before being taken away, he released a video saying that he was tortured while under residential surveillance in a designated residence. In the video, he also said:

The things that those of us have done, including since 2013, although I am ashamed of myself, the work done by others called so-called human rights lawyers, although they are all small and small things, I am proud to say that I Think that we are promoting the progress of society, or that as a citizen, we are fulfilling our obligations to our fellow citizens and society. If we are not rewarded, we should not be treated as such. Lawyer Chang Weiping said: The little things I do promote social progress, and I should not be treated like this if I am not rewarded

After Xu Zhiyong was arrested, his girlfriend Li Qiaochu began to use a pen to resist " Written in the 100 days of Xu Zhiyong's arrest: Although I am weak, I will never be silent." 120 days for inciting subversion and designated residential surveillance ":

I was completely deprived. Anyone who appeared in front of me could reprimand, threaten, and educate me. In the name of "national security", this correctional system endowed itself with unlimited power and exercised absolute power to the maximum extent. This is a deprivation of vitality. The correctional system, in an attempt to turn the supervised people into "obedient machines", lives for the purpose of being constantly interrogated.

Zhang Zhan, a Chinese citizen journalist who was detained by the Chinese government in the Shanghai Detention Center for reporting on the novel coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, recently reported that on September 15 this year, he had been charged with "picking quarrels and provoking trouble" by the People's Court of Pudong New Area, Shanghai, and suggested that he be sentenced to more than four years and five years imprisonment for the following.

The content of the official indictment states that after Zhang Zhan entered Wuhan in February 2020, he published a lot of false information through WeChat, Twitter, Youtube and other online media in “text, video, etc.” and was interviewed by foreign media. , "Malicious hype about the novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic in Wuhan", with a large audience and a bad influence. At the end of September this year, after Zhang Zhan met his defense lawyer for the first time, a source told DW that Zhang Zhan still refused to eat at the time, and the detention center would arrange for two to three people to force-feed Zhang Zhan. Deutsche Welle | Zhang Zhan accused of "hyping the epidemic", the court recommends four to five years in prison

Private entrepreneurs: either committing a crime, or on the road to committing a crime

"Chinese private entrepreneurs are either committing crimes or committing crimes." This was a popular sentence on the Internet in November, describing the difficult situation of Chinese private entrepreneurs.

"Once the authorities find out that the peasant entrepreneurs like Sun Dawu are growing, especially Sun Dawu's entrepreneurial conscience, he not only despises power and money transactions, but also has the courage to speak out. The idea of ​​getting rid of poverty and calling for political reform from the perspective of constitutional democracy will pose a huge political challenge to the current system, and it is likely to become a new type of peasant leader, so the authorities must use vague laws to rectify. The Wu Group has become a victim of the "ruthless rule of law"." ( Voice of America: Sun Dawu runs a doctor almost free of charge, destroying whose "production and operation"? )

This is Liu Xiaobo's comment on the case of private entrepreneur Sun Dawu in 2003. Today, these words can still be regarded as the best explanation for Sun Dawu's arrest.

In the early morning of November 11, Sun Dawu, the founder of Hebei Dawu Group, was taken away. According to media reports, the executives of Dawu Group were also taken away. The second group of leaders who were taken away on the same day were also leaders of subsidiaries. As a private entrepreneur, Sun Dawu is different, not only because of his ability to get rich, but also because he is keen on public topics and has a political dream: to build a Dawu City like a peach blossom garden.

On the Internet, an article signed "Lao Hou" commented on this:

Unsurprisingly, the disposal of the Dawu Group started with taking over the hospital and school. This disposal law fully shows that, in the view of the local government, the Dawu Group's problem is not a criminal problem, nor an economic one, but a political one.

Dawu Group advertises that it does not bribery, which means that it has never privately intersected with the government, and has no collusion. And its involvement in social service functions touches the deep jurisdiction of the government. In particular, education, medical care and old-age care, the pillar industries of the troika, were turned into welfare undertakings by him, which not only undermined industrial policies and the industrial environment, but also had the suspicion of oversighting the grass-roots government. Dawu Group advertises that it does not bribery, which means that it has never privately intersected with the government, and has no collusion. And its involvement in social service functions touches the deep jurisdiction of the government. In particular, education, medical care and old-age care, the pillar industries of the troika, were turned into welfare undertakings by him, which not only undermined industrial policies and the industrial environment, but also had the suspicion of oversighting the grass-roots government.

In short, "Being a child of the party is the only way out for Dawu Group, and it is also the only way out for all private enterprises." ( Walker's Notes 3 | Being a "child of the Party" is the only way out for private enterprises )

In November, another private entrepreneur who forced to "be the party's child" can be said to be Jack Ma. The Wall Street Journal reports:

Chinese President Xi Jinping personally made the decision to call off Ant's initial public offering (IPO) after Ant Group's controlling shareholder Jack Ma ruffled feathers, according to Chinese officials familiar with the matter. It would have been the largest IPO in the world. The suspension of Ant Group's listing is also a general outburst of years of tension between Jack Ma and the Chinese government. The Chinese government is uneasy about Jack Ma's influence and the rapid growth of the digital payments giant he controls.

Xi Jinping has become increasingly intolerant of large private companies with growing capital and influence, which are seen as a threat to Xi Jinping's dominance, and some factions within the increasingly hard-line CCP also see these large private companies as a threat to what they pursue. stabilize the situation. Xi Jinping has become increasingly intolerant of large private companies with growing capital and influence, which are seen as a threat to Xi Jinping's dominance, and some factions within the increasingly hard-line CCP also see these large private companies as a threat to what they pursue. stabilize the situation.

Wall Street Journal | Jack Ma's speech sparked high-level anger, Xi Jinping personally stopped Ant's IPO

In addition, the experiences of two private entrepreneurs in November deserve attention:

On November 20, Chongqing private entrepreneur Li Huaiqing was sentenced to 20 years in prison by the Chongqing No. 1 Intermediate People's Court for four counts of inciting subversion of state power, fraud, extortion, and illegal detention. Li Huaiqing, a 54-year-old native of Chongqing, was the owner of a pawn company in Chongqing before his arrest. He is currently detained at the Jiangbei District Detention Center in Chongqing. On January 31, 2018, the Chongqing police suddenly detained Li Huaiqing on charges of gang-related crimes; the assets and accounts of the company, his wife Bao Yan, and his sister were frozen by the police in February of the same year in the name of gang-related crimes, involving over 100 million yuan. ( Watcher 1 | Chongqing private entrepreneur Li Huaiqing sentenced to 20 years in prison for inciting subversion of state power )

Wang Degui, a private entrepreneur in Songtao County, Guizhou Province, vindicated his ex-wife, and was retaliated by the task force for this. Wang Degui's ex-wife Fu Pingying started her own business in her early years and ran a manganese company in Songtao County. She is a well-known local female private entrepreneur. In 2018, staff of HSBC Manganese Company, including Fu Pingying, were suddenly arrested on suspicion of underworld crimes. Wang Degui believed that his ex-wife was wronged. He believed that some people wanted to occupy the shares of HSBC Manganese Company's foreign investment with the help of local forces, and attacked Fu Pingying with the help of the anti-criminal campaign. Therefore, he reported to Songtao, Tongren, and various departments in Guizhou. In the end, he publicly complained about his grievance on the Internet, looking for a foreign lawyer to intervene in the case, and sued the task force in Fu Pingying's case, so that Fu Pingying's charges were not convicted, thus offending the task force and being punished. revenge. On May 1, 2020, Wang Degui was placed under residential surveillance at the designated residence of the Dejiang County Public Security Bureau on suspicion of tax evasion. Later, he launched an investigation into HSBC Blasting and other companies in which he held shares, and Wang was also tortured to extract a confession. The members of the Wang Degui case task force are members of the "12.13" task force of Fu Pingying. Mingbian.com

Chinese women's rights: "We are more afraid of the forgetting of the public sector than the forgetting of the Internet."

At the beginning of November, when the Tibetan girl Ram was on her seventh day, Chinese women's rights launched a mourning event, calling for the "Ram Act" and zero tolerance for domestic violence: so we did this activity to commemorate Ram, not only hope that everyone remember Ram, reminding I have zero tolerance for domestic violence, and I do not blame victims; I hope that the public sector and every law enforcement officer will always remember Ram, remember that domestic violence is not a family matter, stop inaction, and punish inaction! ( Nitro beauty | In memory of Ram's first seven - we are more afraid of the forgetting of the public sector than the forgetting of the Internet )

However, Ram's tragedy has not yet passed, and Fang Yangyang's tortured death case once again shocked the whole country.

Since Fang Yangyang was considered infertile by her husband's family, in the past two years, she has endured many days of being beaten, starved and frozen, but she has not survived the last day of the first month of 2019. In the festive atmosphere of the whole village welcoming the Spring Festival four days later, Fang Yangyang died and was "beaten to death" by his father-in-law and mother-in-law.

On January 22, 2020, the Yucheng Court of Dezhou City, Shandong Province made the first-instance judgment. Fang Yangyang's father-in-law Zhang Jilin, mother-in-law Liu Lanying and her husband Zhang Bing were sentenced to three years, two years and two months and two years in prison respectively for the crime of ill-treatment, of which Zhang Bing was suspended for three years. Almost two years after Fang Yangyang's tragic death, we only saw her story through a hot search due to the argument that the sentence was too light.

Nanfeng Window丨​22-year-old Fang Yangyang died, the "crime" was not being able to give birth to children

Recently, two pieces of news about women with disabilities in rural areas have sparked heated discussions on the Internet and attracted public attention. One is a series of disputes caused by Liu Yuqing from Hebei who had a relationship with a male nurse during the hospitalization and became pregnant, and the other is the unfair judgment of Fang Yangyang from Shandong who was tortured to death by her in-laws (in-law and husband) due to infertility. The former mainly concerns the sexual, marital and reproductive autonomy of women with mental disabilities, while the latter mainly reflects the problem of domestic violence experienced by women with intellectual disabilities. The two cases have some commonalities. Women with mental disabilities are usually considered to be persons with limited capacity for civil conduct and lack the ability to control their own behavior, so some important decisions in their life (such as marriage, childbirth, medical care, rights protection, etc.) are often supervised by guardians. (spouse, parents, etc.), these decisions more reflect the will of the parents and the overall interests of the patriarchal family, while their own wishes are less respected; on the other hand, most women with mental disabilities in rural areas have no occupation and economic Source, his life depends largely on his family (also his guardian), so when his rights are violated by his family (such as domestic violence), it is very difficult to escape and defend his rights. ( Aquarius Observation | Behind Fang Yangyang, who was tortured and killed because of infertility, is the embarrassing fate of rural mentally handicapped women )

The case of Fang Yangyang was held in the Yucheng Court on November 27. Chinese women's rights again spoke up and launched a ten thousand signature campaign to submit it to the Yucheng Court, demanding a fair trial and zero tolerance for domestic violence. Nitro Beauty | Sign Fang Yangyang, please

It is a disgrace to a civilized society that vulnerable groups are violated. Will the tragedy of Ram and Fang Yangyang still happen? I hope the public sector will not forget.

Hong Kong: devoured by whales, the dream of democracy is about to be shattered?

After the passage of the Hong Kong version of the National Security Law, the judicial system and human rights situation in Hong Kong have deteriorated sharply, and it has become a powerful tool to suppress dissidents and control people's thoughts. This kind of control is not only in politics, but also in press freedom, academic freedom, etc., and even penetrates into the daily life of Hong Kong people.

On November 11, the 23rd meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress reviewed and approved the "Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on the Qualification of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region", expressly ordering any member of the Hong Kong Legislative Those who advocate "Hong Kong independence" and other acts that threaten China's national security, and are found to "do not uphold the Basic Law of Hong Kong" and "do not pledge allegiance to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China," will lose their membership as members. The SAR government immediately announced that Yang Yueqiao, Guo Rongkeng, Guo Jiaqi and Liang Jichang were immediately disqualified as members. After the announcement of the resolution and announcement, the four criticized the move as a violation of Hong Kong's Basic Law, which was a "dark day" in Hong Kong. The next day, 15 pro-democracy lawmakers announced their collective resignation, criticizing it as the day "the official death of 'one country, two systems'". Some critics pointed out that the general resignation of the pro-democracy faction of the Hong Kong Legislative Council means that for at least the next 10 months, the Hong Kong Legislative Council will be completely controlled by the pro-establishment faction. Since then, the dream of Hong Kong's democracy has been shattered.

On November 23, Hong Kong youth pro-democracy activists Zhou Ting, Huang Zhifeng and Lin Langyan pleaded guilty to an illegal assembly case during the demonstration against the amendment to the Extradition Ordinance last year. The magistrate took the three into custody and adjourned the sentence until December 2. BBC｜Zhou Ting, Huang Zhifeng, Lin Langyan pleaded guilty to Hong Kong's "reverse extradition" and were detained

Cai Yuling, the editor and director of the 7.21 special report on Hong Kong and Taiwan's "Sound and Son", was arrested on November 3 and accused of making false statements for using information obtained from checking license plates in the program. In addition to drawing public attention to the 7.21 incident, there is also speculation that the government intends to "confiscate" the media's various tools in investigative reporting. The stand news report found that in recent years, the inspection requirements of many public information registers have been tightened, among which birth and death registration and marriage registration are no longer available to the media. Some current investigative reporters (referred to as investigative reporters in mainland China) pointed out that some “explosive” investigative reports in the past (referred to as investigative reports in mainland China) may become irresistible; there are also lecturers in the journalism department who admitted that Hong Kong journalists “will have to do business in mainland China in the future. Mentality", be careful in everything, and avoid being exploited by those in power. Stand News | Tightening multiple search requirements in the name of "privacy", will there be any future investigation reports in Hong Kong?

In 2020, an unprecedented haze enveloped the Hong Kong campus. The red line of the law is difficult to touch, and there have been significant changes in the top management of key universities: at the University of Hong Kong, two scholars from Tsinghua University, Shen Zuojun and Gong Peng, became vice-presidents after being recommended by President Zhang Xiang. A vice-president with a mainland background, Shen Zuojun was accused of being a former party committee member of the Tsinghua University Department; at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Duan Chongzhi, the president who had gone to the front line to negotiate with the police, was continuously attacked and pursued by the establishment. Disturbances also emerged among scholars and faculty. Many scholars, such as Dai Yaoting and Shao Jiazhen, who were actively involved in social reforms or movements, were fired or their contracts were not renewed. More than two months ago, Ye Yincong, an assistant professor at the Department of Cultural Studies of Lingnan University in Hong Kong, also received a notice from the school that the contract would not be renewed. Ye Yincong, who studies Chinese and Hong Kong culture and politics, is one of the founders of the Hong Kong Independent Media Network. His failure to renew his contract has aroused public attention. He pointed out that, unlike the "playbook" imagined by the public and the media, changes in academic freedom in universities are taking place continuously in a more routine and ambiguous way, and all the factors that favor the increased control of those in power come before It existed before the anti-amendment movement. Terminal Media丨More dangerous than swallowing: After the National Security Law, Hong Kong scholars struggling under the blurred red line

12 Hong Kong youths who participated in the 2019 Anti-Fugitive Offenders Ordinance Amendment and Democracy Movement were intercepted and detained by the CCP’s coast guard on a speedboat on their way to Taiwan in August this year. Lawyer meeting. When the family members asked for information on the "official lawyers", the authorities made excuses to refuse. Voice of America | Chinese authorities refuse to disclose information on state-appointed lawyers to the families of 12 arrested Hong Kong residents

On May 21, 1995, a global Chinese parade was held in Hong Kong, and the "Hong Kong Citizens Supporting Patriotic Democratic Movement Federation" (Hong Kong Stake) was proclaimed, and thereafter it fully supported the Beijing student movement. After the June 4th Incident, the June 4th Candlelight Gala in Victoria Park in Hong Kong has been held every year, but this year, it was banned by the Hong Kong police on the grounds of the epidemic. Another important activity of the stake is to sell related souvenirs at the New Year's Eve Market in Victoria Park in Hong Kong to raise funds. On November 17th, the Hong Kong Stake adhered to the practice since 1990, and Cai Yaochang, the secretary of the Stake, participated in the auction and signed the contract. Previously, mainland scholar Tian Feilong accused the Hong Kong Stake as a "color revolution organization" and demanded that the Hong Kong version of the National Security Law be used. The Hong Kong Stake said that it would not back down, and would continue to host the June 4th Candlelight Gala. United News Network | Violating the National Security Law? Hong Kong Stake: Continued mourning for June 4th

In November, there was a concert by the Da Ming faction that made desperate Hong Kong people feel a little warmer. Many mainland fans couldn't go to Hong Kong for various reasons, but sent touching love letters to Daming, not only because of their love for singers, one of them wrote: "Love for human beings, for those who have been insulted and The love of the dispossessed, the love of the oppressed, the love of liberty". Of course, there is also love for Hong Kong. Those who love Hong Kong and freedom understand the significance of holding a Daming concert in the cold winter of Hong Kong. MATTERS | A love letter from the mainland to Daming: I owe you a lot of tears to be paid at the scene

Daily life under totalitarianism

When totalitarianism becomes a system, people living in it will find that resisting totalitarianism is a kind of daily life, such as "chopping the wall". CDT editors specially sorted out "crimes of overcoming the wall with Chinese characteristics" into archives to record the crimes of this era. feature:

[CDT Guide] "Climbing the Crime" From Scratch: "Network Shackles" Tailored for Chinese Netizens

Reports can also be said to be another feature of this era. In November, there were several reports on the Internet:

On Thanksgiving, the dormitory aunt prepared candy, "Thank you for your support for the 17th apartment." A student sent three messages in a row: "As an official representative, do you openly engage in 'foreign festival' celebrations without considering the impact?" Please stop the activity immediately from the life counselor and the apartment.” “Otherwise, I will report to the relevant department of the school.” The student therefore reported the “Ocean Festival”.

If the student's behavior is "over-interpreted", it is this behavior: a closed and narrow person, wide-eyed, constantly making "the distinction between enemy and self", constantly cutting, and eventually the beautiful things in his heart will only become more and more few. Boycott Christmas because of the "religious element"; boycott "Valentine's Day" because it involves the love of men and women; boycott "Thanksgiving" because it is "Western". In the end, there are fewer and fewer objects that can be resisted, and it becomes no longer important. What remains is the action of "resisting" itself and a habit of thinking-the consequence of which is constant shrinking. That's what people worry about. A good young man should have a kind heart and an open heart, instead of looking for enemies with wide eyes. He wrote "report to relevant departments" as "reaction", which was a typo, but inadvertently expressed the essence. If you lose the ability to open your mind and think, a person will eventually only "react" like an animal instinct, and no longer have the ability of human emotion and expression (reflection). Poker Literature | College students who report dorm aunts are not only bad, but also stupid

On November 4th, Xuerenjun released information on the lecture "Shen Zhihua: The Establishment and End of the Soviet Socialist Model" organized by the History College of Capital Normal University (offline lecture + Bilibili online live broadcast). Many readers commented that they would be interested in participating. But on the day of the live broadcast, some friends asked Xue Renjun why the lecture was interrupted one hour after the start and whether there was a follow-up replay. Regarding the reason for the interruption, the organizer's official account "Shou Normal University World History" issued an official statement on the Bilibili website, pointing out that the reason for the interruption of the online lecture was due to malicious reports, so it was transferred to the Tencent conference midway. The organizer expresses its solemn condemnation for the behavior that interferes with normal academic exchanges, and declares that it reserves the right to pursue further accountability. Scholar | Shen Zhihua's online lecture was interrupted by reports, and the Capital Normal University condemned it

In November, two screenings in Hangzhou and Beijing were also forced to be suspended due to reports, which made everyone feel the difficulty of screening once again. In recent years, a large number of screening teams and independent film festivals have been established and died one after another. They rely on art galleries, cafes, bars or bookstores to spread independent images outside the big screen. Concave mirror DOC | Reported, fined, blocked: 20 years of civil screening, they are the "guerrillas" who show movies

November 8 is China Journalists' Day. Since this year, more than 200,000 Chinese journalists have passed the "Xi Thought" exam. Can something written by journalists who take the responsibility of propagating the Party Central Committee and Xi Jinping be called "news"?

• Free Asia | 2020 China Journalists' Day: 200,000 journalists pass the "Xi Thought" exam
• [Save this photo] The "Xi Thought" exam: Learning to strengthen the country "Press Card Exam Mock Question Bank 2019"

On November 2, the state media People's Daily Online reposted an article by Chang An Jian of the Central Political and Legal Committee on the case of "the failure of a man's party to form a spy". The man was severely sentenced for "subversion of state power and espionage". 13 years, but some details in the report are quite "dramatic", and there are a lot of facts about the "espionage crime" allegations, and the report also deliberately smears the personality of the parties... If the information disclosed in the case is completely To be honest, with the influence of "two party members developed after the establishment of the party", the verdict is obviously extremely severe. Of course, the report also clearly pointed out that this case was disclosed in conjunction with the "6th anniversary of the promulgation and implementation of the "Counter-espionage Law of the People's Republic of China". [Discord] People's Daily Online | He was sentenced to 13 years for "forming a party and building a country" in a hotel room

November 3 this year is polling day for the U.S. presidential election. Chinese netizens have shown great concern about the US election. However, in China, where information is strictly controlled, the official media used one-sided reports to highlight the chaos in the American democratic society; the official also strictly restricted and guided Chinese public opinion on the discussion of the US election. On the other hand, the government spares no effort to suppress the self-media, public intellectuals and public opinion space. Within the walls of China, where information is strictly controlled, the Chinese general public is seeing an America that is "on the brink of civil war." Free Asia | How does China strictly control US election information?

The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted eight people for allegedly threatening a "red notice" person and his family in the United States. The 43-page indictment stated that between 2016 and 2019, the eight people worked for the Chinese government and used various methods to track, intimidate, and threaten a "red notice" person and his family to force him to return to China for investigation. "Red Notice" observers found that the United States noticed about seven or eight years ago that the Chinese government used illegal means in the United States to threaten and force American citizens or legal residents to return to China involuntarily. The increase in incidents has not only seriously violated the human rights of "red notice" personnel and their families, but also trampled on American laws. VOA|