Commentary When much of the Western world was celebrating the Christmas holiday, Beijing’s long-arm policing of Chinese nationals abroad kicked into overdrive. The Chinese regime’s Operation Sky Net—the international arm of a so-called anti-corruption campaign—reached a new chilling landmark when it returned its 10,000th victim. It is but one of many stark revelations about China’s long-arm policing of Chinese nationals around the world to come forth, due to a new report from Safeguard Defenders, and it is not necessarily its most chilling one. Back in 2014, shortly after having launched his signature anti-corruption campaign, Xi Jinping put forth what would become Sky Net, and perhaps its more famous sub-operation, Fox Hunt. At the time, Beijing claimed that some 18,000 officials had fled the country and needed to be brought back. Like the anti-corruption campaign, the operations were more about taking down Xi’s political rivals than meting out justice. Since then, …
The Chinese Regime’s Long-Arm Policing Reaches a Chilling Milestone
January 20, 2022
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