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That you find this scenario so fantastical is naive...and yes, the Chinese government openly threatening its own citizens abroad is documented. What do you thin

That you find this scenario so fantastical is naive...and yes, the Chinese government openly threatening its own citizens abroad is documented. What do you think of the following article, is it cause for concern for you, or do you believe it's just our media misrepresenting China? https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/17/think-of-your-family-china-threatens-european-citizens-over-xinjiang-protests https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/17/think-of-your-... They also have no problem black-bagging non-compliant citizens, no matter how high-profile they seem to be: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-45806904 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-45806904 Blackmailing any random employee (with their family safely in the US or another western country) is absolutely not the same as blackmailing an employee with the family still living in China or Russia. If you have family in China and you have access to government information or IP they want it is not at all far fetched they will do this.

DiogenesKynikos 7y ago
Threatening the families of separatist activists is definitely wrong and despicable, but it's very different from what we're discussing here. I haven't heard of any cases similar to the type of scenario you're suggesting.
- GenericsMotors 7y ago
  I can't see how you think there's absolutely no connection here. The Chinese government has demonstrated very clearly it will coerce their citizens' compliance - they're not going to be immune to this just by not being activists. If you have something they want - or are able to do something they want - it's quite obvious they will use your family as leverage.
  - DiogenesKynikos 7y ago
    That hasn't been demonstrated. You're citing the treatment of Chinese people abroad who are affiliated with CIA-funded separatist organizations and drawing conclusions about how random people working for tech companies will be treated. I don't think these situations are analogous.
    - GenericsMotors 7y ago
      I guess we'll have to agree to disagree.

DiogenesKynikos 7y ago

Threatening the families of separatist activists is definitely wrong and despicable, but it's very different from what we're discussing here. I haven't heard of any cases similar to the type of scenario you're suggesting.

GenericsMotors 7y ago
I can't see how you think there's absolutely no connection here. The Chinese government has demonstrated very clearly it will coerce their citizens' compliance - they're not going to be immune to this just by not being activists. If you have something they want - or are able to do something they want - it's quite obvious they will use your family as leverage.
- DiogenesKynikos 7y ago
  That hasn't been demonstrated. You're citing the treatment of Chinese people abroad who are affiliated with CIA-funded separatist organizations and drawing conclusions about how random people working for tech companies will be treated. I don't think these situations are analogous.
  - GenericsMotors 7y ago
    I guess we'll have to agree to disagree.