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Operation Fox Hunt: How China Exports Repression Using a Network of Spies Hidden in Plain Sight ProPublica

On the hunt again, the cop from Wuhan rolled into New Jersey on a secret reconnaissance mission.

Hu Ji watched the suburban landscape glide past the highway. He was in his early 40s, about 6-foot-1, smooth and confident-looking. His cases had led from Fiji to France to Mexico, making headlines back home. The work was riskier here; in fact, it was illegal. But he knew the turf. He d identified himself as a Chinese police officer on his tourist visa, and the Americans hadn t given him any trouble. Sometimes, it was best to hide in plain sight.

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