A Chinese national is charged with threatening so-called “fugitives” living in the US and elsewhere to return to China as part of a scheme to stifle dissent, New York prosecutors announced Wednesday.Sun Hoi Ying – also known as Sun Haiying – worked for the Chinese government inside the US from 2017 through 2022 on “Operation Fox Hunt” and “Operation Skynet,” according to a criminal complaint unsealed in Manhattan federal court.Sun gathered information about the “fugitives” and used leverage to try to force them to return to China to face charges or settle with the Chinese government, the complaint alleges.
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