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WATCH: Beijing’s strategy to crush dissent around the globe

ICIJ’s China Targets investigation exposes the mechanics of the Chinese government’s global repression campaign against its perceived enemies and the governments and international organizations that allow it.

By Scilla Alecci
April 28, 2025
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OVERVIEW

Inside China’s machinery of repression — and how it crushes dissent around the world

Apr 28, 2025
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Apr 28, 2025
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At the UN, China is deploying a growing army of puppet organizations to monitor and intimidate human rights activists

Apr 28, 2025
Topics: Asia-Pacific, China, China Targets, Transnational repression, Video
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