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Hostage-Taking in China: What is your story?
Hostage-taking has been part of the Chinese playbook since long before the People's Republic, as I wrote back in 2016 (see the link below).
DO YOU HAVE A STORY TO TELL ABOUT HOSTAGES IN CHINA - be they foreign or Chinese? Message me at matt.brazil@hushmail.com
Your accounts will help me write an informative update to this story from 2016.
While we're at it, here is our phrase of the month:
劫持人质, jiéchí rénzhì, to hold or take a hostage.
Best regards,
Matt
Non-resident Fellow, The Jamestown Foundation
Contributing Editor, SpyTalk
San Jose, California
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Just the Facts on Beijing's Espionage Apparatus
Matt Brazil
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