The Chinese Communist Party’s “cross-border stability maintenance” tactics continue to escalate, not only persecuting dissidents domestically but also extending its reach overseas. They often use the safety of dissidents’ families as leverage, attempting to silence Chinese people who have fled abroad.
Xing Jian, son of Xing Wangli who resides in New Zealand, told Epoch Times that the verdict is another persecution against his father. The lawyer defended Xing Wangli in court, arguing that he does not meet the conditions for the charge of “provoking trouble.”
Xing Jian stated that the entire case was fabricated out of thin air, with no actual victims. The prosecution, without court permission, privately contacted the police to pressure the so-called “victim” to change their testimony.
During the first pre-trial meeting, the alleged “victim” denied reporting to the public security bureau. On the morning of May 13th, during the trial, the lawyer played a recording where the “victim” stated that it was Public Security Officer Chen Wanyi who asked him to make up the incident. Xing Jian said, in the end, the court still wrongfully sentenced his father Xing Wangli because he had a certain influence within the local rights protection community and actively helped others with their rights, thus becoming a target of retaliation.
Xing Jian, born in 1996, suffered an accident in his childhood when he was hit by a drunk driver who compensated 70,000 yuan, but the money was embezzled by local officials. Since then, Xing Wangli has been advocating for his family’s rights and helping other dissidents, leading to oppression against the entire family.
Xing Jian used to be a volunteer for “June 4th Tianwang” and fled to Thailand in 2015, where he was nearly captured by the Chinese National Security across borders and almost deported. After being rescued in January 2020, he was settled in New Zealand and has since been devoted to monitoring human rights issues in China.
In 2024, during Chinese Premier Li Qiang’s visit to New Zealand, Xing Jian participated in a protest and was violently attacked by Chinese special agents. Xing Jian said, “The Chinese Communist Party despises me to the core. If they can’t defeat me, they go after my family. This is their cross-border suppression against me.”
Xing Jian emphasized that a ruling party should allow people to live and work in peace, enjoy freedom and democracy, rather than ruling through suppression. “If you suppress the common people with force, you are worse than bandits and rogues. The CCP should disintegrate.”
The plight of Xing Wangli and his son is not an isolated case. Yang Caiying, a dissident from Jiangsu currently living in Japan, also stated that the Chinese authorities have long used the detention and torture of her parents and sister to threaten her, trying to silence her.
She revealed that Chinese students in Japan told her that the Jiangsu authorities once asked them to gather all information about the Yang family through a private detective agency in Japan, attempting further repression and retaliation.
Yang Caiying told Epoch Times, “If I remain silent, my family could be killed by the CCP. Because I know many dissidents have been killed by them. I will definitely continue to speak out and expose them.”