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[People News] A recent investigative report released by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) has revealed that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is using international organisations such as Interpol to extend its global reach. The report uncovers a network system set up by the CCP to arrest individuals accused of corruption or dissent outside of China. Notably, the investigation also alleges that Alibaba’s main founder, Jack Ma, once assisted the CCP in overseas apprehensions.
According to Radio Free Asia, the series of reports was prepared over the course of six months by a multinational collaboration involving 42 media outlets, including The Washington Post, The Guardian, Radio Free Asia, and Le Monde, among others.
The report mentions that a Chinese businessman referred to as “H,” the ex-husband of Chinese actress Zhao Wei and a prominent Chinese corporate figure, was awaiting an extradition hearing in France over a money laundering case when he received a phone call from Jack Ma in 2021. Ma told him that he had been entrusted by the CCP authorities to persuade H to voluntarily return to China.
According to court records, Ma said on the call: "I personally think you have no other path. Right now, they’re offering you this deal—if you don’t come back now, they’ll definitely destroy you."
In October 2020, Jack Ma publicly criticised China’s financial regulators, after which Ant Group’s IPO was abruptly halted and Ma himself disappeared from the public eye for several years. It wasn’t until 2023 that he gradually began to reappear in public.
Although Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning stated late last year that "so-called CCP overseas police stations simply do not exist," Chinese leader Xi Jinping has repeatedly spoken of the need for “policing cooperation” during his international visits. Numerous reports have also indicated that Chinese officials stationed at embassies are involved in tracking fugitives and recovering assets.
In addition, the CCP employs surveillance, hacking, asset freezes, and threats to the families of targeted individuals still in China to suppress overseas critics of the regime.
Although these actions are carried out under the banner of “anti-corruption,” the report clearly states that Red Notices and the use of Interpol are not limited to the apprehension of corrupt officials. They are also used to target political dissidents abroad, persecuted ethnic refugees, and politically connected businesspeople such as H.
As of this writing, Jack Ma, H, and the Chinese Ministry of Public Security have not responded to the allegations in the report.
Previous reports have noted that since 2014, under the pretext of anti-corruption and cross-border repatriation of fugitives and assets, the CCP has launched the “Fox Hunt” campaign. Initially aimed at economic crimes, the campaign has since expanded to target all fugitives and even dissenters.
According to Xinhua News in August 2024, the Ministry of Public Security’s "Fox Hunt" campaign has extended to more than 120 countries and regions, resulting in the capture of over 9,000 fugitive suspects involved in economic crimes and the recovery of nearly 49 billion yuan in illicit assets. The cross-border crackdown became a key component of the CCP’s anti-corruption coordination efforts in 2022, known as the “Sky Net 2022” operation, in collaboration with the People’s Bank of China’s anti-money laundering office and other cross-border corruption control bodies.
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