China's surveillance and monitoring efforts target U.S. residents

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China's surveillance and monitoring efforts target U.S. residents

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Opposing arguments

Chinese government consistently denies any form of state-sponsored hacking or surveillance targeting foreign citizens on foreign soil

Quotes that support the claim

"The defendants, including 40 MPS officers and two officials in the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), allegedly perpetrated transnational repression schemes targeting U.S. residents whose political views and actions are disfavored by the PRC government, such as advocating for democracy in the PRC."
"Two criminal complaints filed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York were unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging 44 defendants with various crimes related to efforts by the national police of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) – the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) – to harass Chinese nationals residing in the New York metropolitan area and elsewhere in the United States."

Supported voting positions

Prevent China's espionage activities in the U.S.

Tags

Threats that China poses to US cybersecurity

Topics

China's impact on US cybersecurity

Voting issues

China Relations

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Prevent China's espionage activities in the U.S.

US Politics

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