[When even reporter's daughter was under #Beijing threat]
1. Really horrified to know the intimidation former #ABC reporter #MatthewCarney faced. #Chinese cops summoned even his 14yo daughter for investigation & threatened to detain her in a secret place
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2. Since 2016, Matthew was repeatedly harassed by Chinese authorities. After he decided to cover
#Uyghur#ReeducationCamps in#Xinjiang, he and his crew were surrounded by 20+ security police. Cops even suddenly knocked on his door and asked about daily activities at midnight.1 reply 101 retweets 184 likesShow this thread -
3. One night when Matthew woke up, he found his phone was remotely hacked by someone who accessed, thoroughly searched his email account and found an email concerning
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4. Not to mention that he was berated for any "negative" China coverage. Staffs from Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission even warned him that his reporting violated China's laws, which "spreads rumours and illegal, harmful information which endangered state security."
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5. Under #nationalsecuritylaw and #Beijing's #wolfwarriordiplomacy, it's worrrying that similar intimidation will happen in #HK, esp when #Chinese data companies were found actively spying the world’s influential individuals and constructing database on behalf of #CCP government.
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