Operation Fox Hunt

Operation Fox Hunt (Chinese: 猎狐专项行动; pinyin: Liè hú zhuānxiàng xíngdòng) is a Chinese government covert global operation whose purported aim is anti-corruption under Chinese Communist Party general secretary Xi Jinping's administration. As of 2017, it has led to the arrest of over 40 of its 100 most wanted globally.^[1]^[2]^[3] It has been accused of targeting Chinese dissidents living abroad to stop their activism under the guise of returning corrupt Chinese nationals to China to face criminal charges.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7] Kidnappings and other forms of coercion have been used to repatriate individuals.^[8]

^ "China's "Fox Hunt" Makes Great Achievements". Huffington Post. 25 April 2017. Archived from the original on 24 February 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
^ "France opens probe into missing Chinese head of Interpol". The Economic Times. 5 October 2018. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
^ "Operation Fox Hunt: Melbourne grandmother Zhou Shiqin prosecuted after return to China". Philip Wen. Sydney Morning Herald. 26 October 2016. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
^ Borger, Julian (2020-07-08). "China blackmailing dissenters in US to return home – FBI chief". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2020-07-07. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
^ Rotella, Sebastian; Berg, Kirsten (July 22, 2021). "Operation Fox Hunt: How China Exports Repression Using a Network of Spies Hidden in Plain Sight". ProPublica. Archived from the original on July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
^ "'We are so divided now': how China controls thought and speech beyond its borders". The Guardian. 26 October 2021. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
^ Tucker, Eric (28 October 2020). "Like a 'criminal syndicate': eight charged in Chinese harassment plot". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
^ Alecci, Scilla (2024-04-16). "China relied on extrajudicial means to force thousands of fugitives to repatriate, human rights activists say". International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. Archived from the original on 2024-05-04. Retrieved 2024-05-04.

[1] "China's "Fox Hunt" Makes Great Achievements". Huffington Post. 25 April 2017. Archived from the original on 24 February 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2018.

[2] "France opens probe into missing Chinese head of Interpol". The Economic Times. 5 October 2018. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.

[3] "Operation Fox Hunt: Melbourne grandmother Zhou Shiqin prosecuted after return to China". Philip Wen. Sydney Morning Herald. 26 October 2016. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.

[4] Borger, Julian (2020-07-08). "China blackmailing dissenters in US to return home – FBI chief". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2020-07-07. Retrieved 2020-07-08.

[5] Rotella, Sebastian; Berg, Kirsten (July 22, 2021). "Operation Fox Hunt: How China Exports Repression Using a Network of Spies Hidden in Plain Sight". ProPublica. Archived from the original on July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2021.

[6] "'We are so divided now': how China controls thought and speech beyond its borders". The Guardian. 26 October 2021. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.

[7] Tucker, Eric (28 October 2020). "Like a 'criminal syndicate': eight charged in Chinese harassment plot". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.

[8] Alecci, Scilla (2024-04-16). "China relied on extrajudicial means to force thousands of fugitives to repatriate, human rights activists say". International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. Archived from the original on 2024-05-04. Retrieved 2024-05-04.

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