WORLD : U.S. Protests China Harassment
The U.S. Embassy has filed three protests in three days with the Chinese government, alleging harassment of diplomats and their families, an embassy source said today.
The harassment, including incidents of slashed tires and police pointing rifles at diplomats’ children, comes as the Chinese have increased surveillance of the U.S. Embassy’s compounds.
Late Monday night, eight cars without license plates, one car with police plates and two police motorcycles were parked in front of U.S. Ambassador James Lilley’s residence.
People’s Armed Police with automatic rifles and helmets have surrounded the embassy and Lilley’s residence since June, when Chinese dissidents Fang Lizhi and his wife, Li Shuxian, took refuge in one of the compounds and relations between the United States and China deteriorated sharply.
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