The CCP has long been building a database on people in all countries of strategic interest (U.S., UK, Austrlia, India, etc etc). And not just the prominent people. All the people. [1][2][3][4][5]
But hey, tell us again how China is only interested in the Chinese.
But hey, tell us again how China is only interested in the Chinese.
[1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/in-a-...
[2] https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/china-spent-years-coll...
[3] https://www.vice.com/en/article/xg89aj/china-has-been-doing-...
[4] https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/94493-china-has-st...
[5] https://www.npr.org/2021/02/24/969532277/china-wants-your-da...