Yaqiu Wang, senior China researcher at Human Rights Watch, said in a statement that the lawyers' ordeals coincided with a series of high-profile visits by foreign dignitaries.
Chinese human rights lawyer chased out of 13 homes in 2 months as pressure rises on legal advocates
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“The Chinese government has always propagated a narrative that places the blame squarely on Israel, a key U.S. ally, because this aligns with a key objective of (the ruling Communist Party’s) propaganda: to undermine the U.S. in the international community," said Yaqiu Wang, research director for China, Hong Kong and Taiwan at Freedom House.
An employee at Israeli Embassy in China is stabbed. A foreign suspect has been detained.
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