
A sign outside the State Department in Washington on July 11, 2025. Saule Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
The State Department has called out the Chinese regime for intimidating and exacting reprisals against targets globally to advance its political goals.
In its long-anticipated international human rights report, published on Aug. 12, the department noted the wide-ranging ways Beijing’s campaign takes form, including assaults, harassment, hacking, anonymous threats, and bullying through proxies.