

An ICIJ Investigation
China Targets
How Beijing abuses international institutions to terrorize its critics and extend its repressive tactics worldwide.

CHINA TARGETS
China uses dissidents-turned-spies to infiltrate overseas activist groups, as authorities flounder
By Scilla Alecci
June 23, 2025

INTERPOL
中国滥用国际刑警组织 全球首富也被迫协助追捕目标
By Scilla Alecci
April 29, 2025

INTERPOL
Chinese authorities exploited Interpol and strong-armed one of the world’s richest men to pursue a target
By Scilla Alecci
April 29, 2025

PROTESTS
As President Xi Jinping traveled the world, police swept peaceful protesters off the streets
By Nicole Sadek
April 29, 2025

UNITED NATIONS
At the UN, China is deploying a growing army of puppet organizations to monitor and intimidate human rights activists
By Tamsin Lee-Smith
April 28, 2025

FAQS
Frequently asked questions about the China Targets investigation
By Nicole Sadek
April 28, 2025

OVERVIEW
Inside China’s machinery of repression — and how it crushes dissent around the world
By Scilla Alecci
April 28, 2025
CHINA TARGETS

Jun 23, 2025
China uses dissidents-turned-spies to infiltrate overseas activist groups, as authorities flounder
DATA JOURNALISM

Jun 19, 2025
Inside China Targets: The data footprints of China’s transnational repression
POLICY

Jun 16, 2025
Poor coordination, information gaps hamstring EU efforts to combat China’s repression of overseas dissidents
IMPACT

Jun 03, 2025
Canadian lawmakers urge action against transnational repression in wake of China Targets probe
TRANSNATIONAL REPRESSION

May 27, 2025
Beijing targeted friends of US-based reporter amid campaign against Radio Free Asia, documents reveal
IMPACT

Jul 14, 2025
Cyprus greenlights sanctions unit following ICIJ investigation into financial services sector
TAX HAVENS
