US_ State Sen. Mastriano Warns of CCP’s Transnational Repression, Opposes China Flag-Raising in Philadelphia

THE EPOCH TIMES 

State Sen. Mastriano Warns of CCP’s Transnational Repression, Opposes China Flag-Raising in Philadelphia 

‘[The ceremony is] an insult to Americans of Chinese heritage who fled that persecuted system ... for freedom,’ state Sen. Doug Mastriano said.

Then-Republican candidate for Pennsylvania governor Doug Mastriano addresses reporters after a rally at the Spooky Nook Sports complex in Manheim, Pa., on Oct. 29, 2022. Mark Makela/Getty Images


Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano, a Republican, has voiced strong concern over the Chinese Communist Party’s growing campaign of transnational repression and criticized a Chinese flag-raising ceremony to be held in front of Philadelphia City Hall later in September. 

During a visit to the Magnolia Women’s Center in Philadelphia on Sept. 13, Mastriano said the repression campaign of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has extended beyond China’s borders. 

“At the first level in China itself, we watch them with a very repressive attitude toward Christians, Falun Gong, and other groups like Muslims,“ he told The Epoch Times. ”The communist system is, you worship the government and not God. 

“Now we see the second level, where communist China is oppressing people outside of their country—that’s a big problem. 

“If there are covert agencies acting as legal agencies or secret police, they need to be removed immediately from my country.”

His concerns align with findings from rights groups such as Freedom House and Safeguard Defenders, as well as media reports on tactics overseas, including so-called police stations, that Chinese authorities use to monitor and intimidate Chinese diaspora communities. 

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