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Protection Defenders’ latest report shows that China has expanded its management of overseas Chinese communities into a cross-departmental global grid, and exercises surveillance and pressure at 1,247 contact points in 91 countries through organizations such as the Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese.
Human rights organization Safeguard Defenders said on the 6th that after China’s overseas police stations were exposed four years ago, China has expanded its net to all parts of the world through its public security, courts, prosecutors and other agencies. Since 2014, it has begun to set up “grid agents” overseas, and the “All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese” (Overseas Chinese Federation) is the “white glove” of China’s international repression system.
According to Voice of America, “Protection Defenders”social media The latest report titled “A Formula for Repression – China’s Global Grid for Community Control” was published on X.
“Protection Defenders” pointed out that the report is based solely on information publicly released by China’s Party and government agencies, detailing the strategies and methods of the Chinese Communist Party, led by the Chinese President, to control and monitor the Chinese community around the world.Xi Jinping Under his personal guidance there was rapid expansion.
In 2022, “Protection Defenders” released two reports documenting the activities of China’s overseas police stations, “110 Overseas” and “Patrol and Persuade”, which documented the activities of more than 100 Chinese overseas police stations operating in more than 50 countries. Following the release of the report, several affected countries condemned the illegal operation of these police stations, and some countries launched criminal investigations.
Four years later, the latest report of the “Protection Defenders” found that China’s management of overseas Chinese communities has not only expanded to at least 91 countries and 1,247 overseas contact points officially designated by China, but also expanded its scope from the initial “foreign police service stations” to a broader and more institutionalized cross-departmental management and control grid. The same work is not only continuing, but is increasingly being carried out under the name of the “Overseas Chinese Association.”
The report explains what a “control grid” is. In China, each city, town and village is divided into grids and each grid contains hundreds of houses. Each grid is assigned a grid member who is responsible for collecting information and reporting it to the “Social Security Comprehensive Management Center” (Comprehensive Management Center). The Comprehensive Treatment Center is a joint office that links the public security, prosecutor, court, and judicial bureau. It is reported that since 2014, the CCP has begun to install similar grids abroad.
According to previous Chinese media reports, Chinese urban communities are generally divided into 300 to 500 households, or about 800 to 1,000 people; In rural areas, natural villages or rural groups are usually the basic unit. According to relevant information, a total of about 4 million grids have been divided across China, with more than 4.5 million grid workers.
The report considers overseas Chinese associations, overseas Chinese affairs organizations and United Front-related networks as important nodes of the network. These are used to contact, influence and manage overseas Chinese communities. Through these nodes, pressure, monitoring and convincing the dissidents to return are also done.
The report cites Chinese official statements on strengthening cooperation on “overseas Chinese affairs” between public security, courts, prosecutors and judicial departments. It believes that relevant work is evolving from a pilot project with a few police stations to a holistic approach covering multiple government departments.
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The report believes that China’s foreign control is no longer limited to a few police stations, but has expanded into a cross-departmental global control grid, covering at least 91 countries and 1,247 officially designated foreign contact points, and continuing to be upgraded.
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The concept is derived from the social governance model in China, which divides communities into smaller grids. Grid members collect information and report it to a broader management center. Overseas, this extends to contact points, overseas Chinese groups and relevant agencies to jointly monitor the Chinese community.
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The report notes that many contacts, influence, surveillance and persuasion to return overseas Chinese communities are increasingly being carried out in the name of the Overseas Chinese Association, making it an intermediary between the government and the communities and covering up the execution of international repression.
