The New Paper

October 29, 2020

DOJ announces charges in Chinese repatriation operation

The Justice Department charged eight people with conspiring to act as illegal agents for the Chinese government yesterday. The individuals allegedly attempted to surveil, harass, and coerce certain US residents into returning to China as part of a “global, concerted, and extralegal repatriation effort” known as Operation Fox Hunt. Here's the full announcement.

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