Sabotage of Chinese Epoch Times Intensifies in UK

Published on May 25, 2024

The sabotaging of The Epoch Times, one of the few Chinese language newspapers not controlled by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), has intensified again in the past year, according to staff in the UK. It comes after Amnesty International published a report saying Chinese and Hong Kong students in eight countries, including Britain, have been compelled to self-censor out of fear of repercussions from the Chinese regime. Over the past two decades, The Epoch Times Chinese edition has been subject to constant sabotage including newspaper theft, arson, and vandalisations of paper dispensers. Some suspects have been arrested, and at least one woman in Canada has been ordered by a court to pay compensation over paper theft....