Two Chinese "Agents" Charged In US For Targeting Beijing Opponents

Nine defendants have been charged with "acting as and conspiring to act as unregistered agents" of China in a global operation dubbed "Fox Hunt".

The US Justice Department announced Thursday the indictment of two further alleged Chinese agents for their roles in an operation targeting Beijing's opponents in the United States. Nine defendants have been charged with "acting as and conspiring to act as unregistered agents" of China in a global operation dubbed "Fox Hunt," aimed at repatriating alleged fugitives, the department said. In October, five people were arrested in the United States for having "participated in an international campaign to threaten, harass, surveil and intimidate" an unnamed Chinese target living in the United States. The new indictment includes prosecutor Tu Lan, 50, accused of having traveled to the United States in 2017 to direct "the harassment campaign" and of later obstructing the US investigation.