Hong Kong targets exiles’ loved ones as crackdown turns to old CCP playbook

Hong Kong authorities have cracked down on dissent in the city since the imposition of a sweeping national security law in 2020 [File: Tyrone Siu/Reuters]

Taipei, Taiwan – After silencing Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement, authorities in the territory have found a new target: the family members of dissidents who fled overseas.

As pro-democracy Hong Kongers continue their activism in self-imposed exile, police are turning their attention to their families, friends, and associates still living in the city.