Tibetan diaspora spying case in New York sows distrust and confusion
over 3 years in The guardian
An NYPD officer is accused of monitoring fellow Tibetan exiles on behalf of China in a case highlighted by Mike Pompeo
For staff of the Tibetan community centre in the New York neighbourhood of Woodside, the alarm bells started ringing when a local police officer suggested that they should stop flying the Tibetan flag outside their building.
The NYPD officer – who was himself Tibetan – was a familiar face: Baimadajie Angwang had dropped by the Tibetan Community of New York and New Jersey several times in early 2019 with offers to help. Continue reading...