A 10-month investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) has revealed the extent of Beijing's intimidation of people living outside China who criticize the Chinese government.
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00:00A new investigation details the scale of China's intimidation of government critics living overseas.
00:07The 10-month project by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
00:12included interviews with more than 100 people across 23 countries.
00:17Many said their families in China were interrogated by authorities
00:20after they spoke against the government at protests and public events.
00:24Others reported being surveilled, receiving physical threats, or being hacked.
00:30ICIJ also investigated internal police documents from 2001 to 2020,
00:36finding directions on how to identify and control targets in China.
00:40It says these tactics are now being used to crush dissent overseas.