A woman living in Melbourne says Chinese authorities have been tracking and harassing her parents since late April, hauling them in for questioning at the police station over her activities in Australia. LinEvlin
The officer later says: “I’m telling you the truth, although you are [in Australia], you are still governed by the law of China, do you understand?”
“I felt very angry and very worried about my safety here and my parents’ safety,” she tells SBS News. Zoo has organised demonstrations in support of the Hong Kong protest movement.On the video call, Zoo is warned against insulting President Xi and repeatedly ask her to hand over her Twitter password to police.
“My friends and I used to write articles on online platforms but if I post something which is sensitive it will be deleted and I saw people around me getting scared, and self-censor," she says. “It is very complicated because I love them and maybe they love me, but my activism, they are very angry and say I am brainwashed by foreign hostile forces," Zoo says.
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