China's 'transnational repression' intimidates critics in Japan: report

Beijing undermines activities 'threatening to one-party rule,' Human Rights Watch says

Chinese authorities have exerted pressure on activists in Japan either directly or through their relatives in China, according to people interviewed by Human Rights Watch. © Reuters

KENJI KAWASE, Nikkei Asia chief business news correspondent

October 10, 2024 09:44 JST

HONG KONG -- China's government is intimidating Chinese residents in Japan who are involved in activities critical of Beijing, according to a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) published on Thursday.

Between June and August, the New York-based human rights group interviewed 25 people from China who now live in Japan and have been involved in various public activities that China "deems unfavorable or threatening to one-party rule."