Lawmakers in Ottawa were shocked this month to learn Chinese intelligence had allegedly targeted the Hong Kong-based family of Michael Chong MP, after he criticized Beijing’s human rights record. But for many Chinese, Hong Kong, Uyghur and Tibetan activists in the diaspora, the news came as no surprise.
Chinese security services have long pressured family members of dissidents living overseas. In some cases, the relatives of diaspora or exile activists have been imprisoned in apparent relation for their work.
