In a statement to overseas Chinese, a spokesperson for the Independent Chinese Pen Club, Sheng Xue, said, “If you encounter threats from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), are coerced by it, or are contacted by CCP’s United Front Work Department, you can report it to the law enforcement authorities of the country you are in.” This advice comes in response to a statistic from the U.S. Department of Justice regarding CCP-related cases.
According to historical statistics from the U.S. Federal Sentencing Commission, out of a total of 66,662 federal criminal sentencing cases in the United States in 2025, Chinese nationals accounted for less than 2%.
Data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that Asian Americans make up about 6% of the U.S. population, but in federal and state prisons, Asians comprise only 1.5% to 2% of the incarcerated population. This statistical trend suggests that Asian communities, including Chinese Americans, are law-abiding groups in American society.
However, an official statistic from the U.S. Department of Justice reveals that in cases related to “economic espionage,” where the aim is to benefit China (CCP), the proportion reaches as high as 80%；and in cases involving theft of commercial secrets, the proportion linked to China is about 60%.
According to a 2021 research report, out of 190 cases prosecuted under the Economic Espionage Act in the U.S. between 1996 and 2020, the percentage of defendants with Chinese names sharply increased after 2009, surpassing 50% of all defendants.
Furthermore, the FBI disclosed in 2020 that compared to the previous decade, the number of cases related to economic espionage investigated by the FBI involving China (CCP) had increased by 13 times. Nearly half of the FBI’s 5,000 counterintelligence cases at the time were related to China (CCP), leading to the initiation of investigations into China-related espionage cases approximately every 10 hours.
What does the “polarization” of the Chinese community in U.S. justice data signify?
Jiang Pinchao, editor of the “June 4th Poetry Collection” and a writer at the U.S. Library of Congress, noted to the Epoch Times that Chinese people nurtured by traditional Chinese culture “excel in self-discipline and hold themselves to strict standards,” adding, “They have a strong sense of morality and do not casually violate societal norms.”
Sheng Xue, who has been living in Canada for nearly 40 years, also shared with the Epoch Times that most Chinese people “prefer a stable and peaceful life, place importance on family and children’s education, and are even somewhat timid and avoid trouble,” stressing, “They are certainly not the type to seek confrontation.”
Sheng Xue further emphasized that living as a Chinese person in a democratic country is not easy, and most Chinese individuals should cherish their life in the U.S., being able to live freely, earn a living, support their families, and pursue their careers.
Human rights lawyer Wu Shaoping told the Epoch Times that the majority of Chinese people who come to the U.S. from the mainland have received relatively good education and generally value education, approve of the American social system, and, coupled with the Chinese tendency towards gentleness, exhibit a higher level of law-abiding behavior in the U.S.
The Global Quit CCP Center published a report on June 8, stating that the phenomenon of “polarization” in crime rates within the Chinese community in U.S. judicial data indicates that it is not that Chinese individuals are inherently more inclined to engage in espionage, but rather, an organization systematically and institutionally turns some Chinese living in the U.S. into pawns. This organization is none other than the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
Wu Shaoping pointed out that the CCP regime seeks to divide the world with the U.S., not by improving itself, enhancing its education system, or reforming its institutions to compete with America, but by using state resources to develop spies, steal military and commercial technology, fulfilling its own “national” development strategies.
Jiang Pinchao highlighted that while the ordinary crime rate among overseas Chinese is low, the rate of intellectual crimes is high, attributing this to the influence of the CCP. He stated that the CCP employs various tactics such as money, seduction, family ties, and moral coercion to utilize high-level intellectual individuals, pushing them to take risks.
The report by the Global Quit CCP Center analyzed Chinese crime cases in the U.S. over 30 years and revealed a coordinated effort by the CCP through a sophisticated national machinery to orchestrate or condone “national-level criminal activities.”
The report detailed activities such as the CCP’s Ministry of State Security recruiting, training, and deploying overseas spy networks, united front work, and influencing overseas Chinese talents, as well as the CCP Public Security Bureau executing transnational suppression activities, including tracking, monitoring, harassing, and threatening individuals, and the “Thousand Talents Program” enticing top overseas Chinese scholars with lucrative salaries, titles, and abundant research resources to transfer technology to China.
Sheng Xue noted that the intertwined relationships of Chinese individuals with family members, parents, children, and relatives in their home country have become their vulnerabilities to the CCP’s “national terrorism” and “national terrorist acts,” extending the reach of the CCP’s influence to overseas Chinese communities in the U.S., Canada, and other democratic countries.
On the other hand, Sheng Xue pointed out that some Chinese individuals have been indoctrinated by the CCP’s education into equating “patriotism” with “loyalty to the Party,” willingly serving the CCP.
For instance, Chinese scientist Qiu Xiangguo, who worked for over a decade at the National Microbiology Laboratory (NML) in Winnipeg, Canada, and her husband, Cheng Ke Ding, collaborated with the Wuhan Institute of Virology behind the scenes, with Qiu illegally sending samples of the Ebola and henipah viruses to the Wuhan lab. The couple was subsequently dismissed by the NML.
Sheng Xue stated, “Those who prioritize practical benefits and money over moral values are easily bought by the CCP.”
The report from the Global Quit CCP Center highlighted that behind these cases, it is the CCP that ultimately poses a threat to public safety in the United States, not ordinary overseas Chinese individuals, as they end up bearing the consequences of the CCP’s sinister actions.
The report urged overseas Chinese individuals to “clearly separate from the CCP” for a way out and self-protection.
Jiang Pinchao mentioned the recent case of former Chinese-American mayor Eileen Li Wang from Arcadia, California, who pleaded guilty in late May, admitting to acting as an illegal agent for the CCP.
Jiang Pinchao emphasized that the U.S. is a country of laws, and “the long arm of the law leaves her no way out.” He stressed that overseas Chinese must recognize the “evil nature of the CCP” and “separate from the CCP at its source.”
Wu Shaoping also cautioned overseas Chinese individuals, saying, “Do not let yourself be manipulated by the so-called ‘patriotism’ of the CCP.” “We must first separate ourselves from the CCP regime, not participate or join its United Front organizations, not become a part of its united front, and keep our distance.”
Sheng Xue advised overseas Chinese to “mentally separate from the CCP, ensuring that they are not exploited by the CCP,” and seek help from local judicial authorities in the democratic country where they reside when necessary. Additionally, she encouraged them to integrate into their adopted democratic country, especially for those living with children, to ensure that their children can grow up to become genuine citizens and members of society.
“The CCP is currently in a process of decline,” Sheng Xue said, urging Chinese people to “defend universal values together” and “not continue to serve the CCP.”
Wu Shaoping added, “We must separate from the CCP, not from Chinese culture, Chinese bloodlines, Chinese civilization, and the Chinese people; these are not contradictory.”