Commentary
The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security are ramping up efforts to counter CCP intelligence operations in the U.S.
On May 11, the FBI arrested an alleged Chinese spy in Boston. Litang Liang was accused of spying on U.S.-based Chinese dissidents and critics of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) regime. This latest arrest comes as part of an ongoing campaign by the CCP to silence critics abroad. To dissuade pro-democracy activists and others who speak out against the CCP, Beijing uses physical threats, online harassment, and clandestine operations in foreign countries.
Chinese security forces have implemented campaigns, such as Operation Fox Hunt, which was meant to coerce people wanted by the regime to return to China and stand trial. This is often achieved through intimidation, threatening the person’s family back in China, or outright abduction. Last month, the FBI raided a secret Chinese police station in New York City, which prosecutors identified as part of the CCP’s “transnational repression” campaign….