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Senators and witnesses say PRC transnational repression targets Chinese‑American diaspora; FBI numbers cited
Summary
Witnesses described an increase in transnational repression—harassment, threats and covert surveillance—directed at Chinese‑American dissidents, journalists and candidates; former FBI officials said China‑related counterintelligence investigations now make up roughly half of the bureau’s caseload.
Adam Koehler, a former assistant director in the FBI’s counterintelligence division now in the private sector, told the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence that the FBI treats transnational repression as a top priority and that China‑related investigations “now make up approximately 50% of all counterintelligence work, well over 2,000 active investigations.”
Koehler and other witnesses described examples of coercive tactics used against U.S. residents: harassment via fake social media accounts, threats aimed at family members in China to induce return, and the operation of undeclared “overseas police stations” that were used to…
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