The US publication TechCrunch reported (September 2) that the FBI has issued an unclassified
bulletin warning that the Chinese government is using both in-person and digital techniques to
intimidate, silence and harass U.S.-based Uyghur Muslims and other Chinese refugees and
dissidents, including Tibetans, Falun Gong members and Taiwan and Hong Kong activists. It said
the Chinese government had in recent months become increasingly aggressive in its efforts to shut
down foreign critics, including those based in the United States and other Western democracies. It
said they threaten consequences for non-compliance routinely, which "include detainment of a
U.S.-based person’s family or friends in China, seizure of China-based assets, sustained digital
and in-person harassment, Chinese government attempts to force repatriation, computer hacking
and digital attacks, and false representation online.” The FBI highlighted four instances of U.S.-
based individuals facing harassment.
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