China links researcher's suicide to US interrogation (www.newsweek.com)
from MicroWave@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 29 Mar 00:47
https://lemmy.world/post/44883563

Beijing renewed grievances with Washington on Friday over what it described as systemic bias against Chinese scientists, following the reported suicide of a postdoctoral researcher living in the United States.

During the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s regular press conference, spokesperson Lin Jian responded to a query about the researcher, who state media said had died one day after being interrogated by U.S. law enforcement.

“We are deeply saddened by this tragedy and have made solemn representations to the United States,” Lin said. He added that Chinese diplomatic missions had been in contact with the family of the deceased and were assisting with follow‑up arrangements.

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slevinkelevra@sh.itjust.works on 29 Mar 02:08 next collapse
  • Build huge spy army including secret police stations in other countries tasked to even spy on chinese people living abroad

  • Get your people treated as potential spies

  • Use a tragic suicide to complain that your people are being treated as potential spies

  • ???

  • profit

mitram@sopuli.xyz on 29 Mar 02:13 collapse

Do you happen to have any good primary source for the police station thing? Throughout all these years I’ve never been able to locate one, thanks.

INeedANewUserName@piefed.social on 29 Mar 02:16 next collapse

https://apnews.com/article/china-us-overseas-secret-police-stations-c6198ea361d07500604a80f0d31573cc contact the officers involved in that case/pull documents from it?

mitram@sopuli.xyz on 29 Mar 10:24 collapse

I doubt they would be honest about what they were doing in those offices haha

From what I’ve read the most direct source would be the original whistleblowers on the case , the “Safeguard Defenders” NGO.

slevinkelevra@sh.itjust.works on 29 Mar 02:17 collapse

www.bbc.com/news/articles/c785n9pexjpo

theguardian.com/…/explainer-chinas-covert-oversea…

spiegel.de/…/beijing-s-long-arm-china-s-secret-po…

…cnn.com/…/china-overseas-police-stations-intl-cm…

mitram@sopuli.xyz on 29 Mar 10:27 collapse

Thanks, after reading the articles it seems that the most direct source is the “Safeguard Defenders” NGO.

P.S.: their name really sounds like an antivirus software XD

NatakuNox@lemmy.world on 29 Mar 02:51 next collapse

Suicide in America is climbing all by itself. I’m sure their agents just need a few medical bills and local school shootings to bring them to suicidal thoughts.

SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 29 Mar 03:21 collapse

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