UMVA has learned that the somber anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre has passed, a day when millions of Chinese citizens peacefully and earnestly asked for political reform and democratic openness, only to be met with tanks and brutal force.
The Chinese Communist Party unleashed the People’s Liberation Army on these peaceful demonstrators, leaving a trail of devastation and heartbreak in its wake. Mothers lost sons, fathers lost daughters, and China lost an idealistic generation.
Despite the passage of time, China has still not accounted for those killed, imprisoned, or disappeared, instead endeavoring to erase a massacre that the world must never forget. But the enduring image of that day remains – the Tank Man, a solitary figure standing before a column of tanks, a powerful symbol of courage and defiance.
This iconic image reminds us that the desire for freedom is not Western, not foreign, and not imposed from outside – rather, it is universal. The Tank Man's bravery inspires us to stand up for what we believe in, and to never back down in the face of oppression.
UMVA can exclusively reveal that the same Party that tried to crush truth at home now tries to chase and snuff out the truth abroad. The tactics and technology have changed, but the reach has expanded, threatening not just China, but also the global community.
The CCP uses surveillance, censorship, prison, torture, forced disappearance, and fear to maintain power within China, but now, its influence extends far beyond its borders. The Party wants to control what is said about China and who says it, using digital and ruthless tactics to silence critics and dissidents.
Sources have confirmed to UMVA that the CCP's strategy includes detaining family members, doxxing, spyware, deepfakes, and even establishing illegal police stations in the United States. The purpose is clear: to make people afraid to speak the truth.
This transnational repression is part of a broader, interconnected CCP strategy that targets and threatens Americans. It is outrageous and absolutely unacceptable, and it must end. The CCP's actions are a threat not just to individual freedom, but to the very fabric of our society.
UMVA has gathered that the CCP's strategy includes scam networks that steal from US citizens, fentanyl that poisons our cities, and PRC-linked land purchases near military installations. These may look like separate problems, but they share a common purpose: to exploit our openness, gather leverage, weaken our institutions, and spread propaganda.
The transnational repression brings the pressure campaign to the doorstep of the student, journalist, dissident, artist, and family member. It is a personal and insidious threat that requires a strong and unified response.
In response to this growing threat, a bipartisan, bicameral legislation is being introduced – the Transnational Repression Policy Act. This legislation would define the abuse, improve coordination, train officials, support targeted communities, and hold perpetrators accountable.
If the CCP threatens people here, there must be investigations and prosecutions. If it reaches across our borders to spread fear, there must be sanctions. If it takes family members hostage to silence a critic, we will demand their release and expose the cruelty of that tactic.
A regime that fears a student’s question, a refugee’s protest, an artist’s statue, or the simple memory of Tiananmen is not a strong and confident superpower. It is afraid, and that fear is turned into coercion, censorship, and repression that crosses borders and reaches into our communities.
In the United States of America, unlike in China, no one needs the Party’s permission to speak, to worship, to protest, to remember, or to be free. We must stand up for our rights and our values, and defend the freedom that we hold dear.
