BLUF
Yuanjun Tang, a Chinese dissident in New York, pleaded guilty to spying on fellow activists for Beijing. His case underscores China’s campaign of transnational repression, exploiting diaspora communities to monitor and undermine pro-democracy movements abroad.Learning Outcomes:
- Analyse the methods and motivations behind China’s transnational repression campaigns.
- Assess vulnerabilities within diaspora communities to foreign intelligence influence and coercion.
- Evaluate implications for allied counterintelligence, democratic resilience, and protection of political asylum seekers.
