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By Jacques Follorou
Published July 3, 2024
The top official in Paris for the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSE), along with his deputy, has been expelled from France following an attempt to forcibly repatriate a Chinese political dissident. This decision was made by the Elysée Palace but kept secret to avoid offending Beijing. The French Foreign Ministry confirmed the expulsion was done “by mutual agreement.”
On March 22, at Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport, French border police observed a group of seven individuals attempting to forcefully escort 26-year-old Chinese dissident Ling Huazhan onto a flight back to China. The police intervention stopped the repatriation. Ling, described by French intelligence as “psychologically fragile,” had fled to Europe as a refugee and was living near the Saint Lazare train station. He had been targeted by China for anti-Xi Jinping actions, including graffiti and defacing posters of the Chinese president.
An investigation revealed the leader of the kidnapping group was the head of the MSE post in France, who, along with his deputy, enjoyed diplomatic immunity.
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