2026-07-14T18:24:25.8Z / 路透社
美国加利福尼亚州旧金山，2026年5月29日，参议员亚当·希夫（民主党-加州）在支持国会候选人陈巧兰的集会上发言。路透社/曼努埃尔·奥贝戈索 购买授权许可
- 摘要
- 法案将对定罪者最高追加10年刑期
- 该法案将首次在联邦层面界定跨国镇压行为
- 参议院幕僚称，中国的《民族团结法》直接推动了该法案的出台
华盛顿7月14日路透电 — 美国议员周二提出一项两党法案，加重对在美国本土威胁他人的外国政府特工的处罚，此举旨在反击官员所称的中国、伊朗等国日益增多的“跨国镇压”行为。
这项由民主党参议员亚当·希夫与共和党参议员约翰·柯蒂斯共同提出的法案，正值中国《民族团结法》于7月1日生效之际。该法声称北京有权在境外针对特定批评人士采取行动。
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参议院幕僚告诉路透社，这项名为《制止跨国镇压法案》的提案出台的直接诱因正是中国的这项法案。
若该法案成为美国法律，将首次在联邦层面为这类犯罪行为作出明确定义，并可对定罪者最高追加10年监禁刑期。
希夫表示：“这是一项两党合作的举措，旨在反击一场国家威胁。有报告显示，这场威胁的范围正在不断扩大，中国等国家正采取新的、肆无忌惮的手段，试图恐吓那些不与该政权保持一致的人。”
柯蒂斯称跨国镇压“既是对我们主权的攻击，也是对我们自由的攻击”。
美国国内一些反对中国执政共产党的华人社区人士、亲民主活动人士以及台湾、西藏、维吾尔事业的支持者抱怨称，北京方面派遣特工及其他人员前来骚扰、监视和恐吓他们。
中国方面称有关其开展此类行动的指控毫无根据。中国驻华盛顿大使馆未立即回应置评请求。
该法案部分将跨国镇压定义为外国国家特工或代理人“通过武力或制造合理的死亡恐惧等方式，骚扰、胁迫或威胁他人”的任何行为。法案称，将该术语纳入美国法律将成为“对外国行为体更强有力的威慑”。
人权非营利组织自由之家表示，全球有记录的跨国镇压案件中，大部分由中国幕后操纵，自2014年以来已有319起案件与中国有关。
今年5月，一名纽约男子因充当中国政府未注册代理人被判有罪，联邦检察官指控他代表北京在曼哈顿开设“秘密警察局”。
另有两名男子今年被判处10年和15年监禁，美国司法部称其参与了伊朗政府授意的跟踪并杀害一名伊朗裔美国人权活动人士的阴谋。
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Lawmakers seek to counter China, Iran repression tactics on US soil
2026-07-14T18:24:25.8Z / Reuters
Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) speaks during a rally in support of congressional candidate Connie Chan in San Francisco, California, U.S., May 29, 2026. REUTERS/Manuel Orbegozo Purchase Licensing Rights
- Summary
- Bill would add up to 10 years to prison sentences for convicted offenders
- Measure would give federal law a first definition of transnational repression
- Senate staffers said China’s ethnic unity law directly prompted the bill
WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday introduced a bipartisan bill to increase penalties for foreign government agents who threaten people on U.S. soil, a move aimed at countering the rise of what officials call “transnational repression” by countries such as China and Iran.
The bill, put forward by Democratic Senator Adam Schiff and Republican Senator John Curtis, comes after China’s ethnic unity law went into effect on July 1, establishing what Beijing says is its right to target certain critics beyond its borders.
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That Chinese measure was a direct factor in the introduction of the “Stop Transnational Repression Act,” Senate staffers told Reuters.
Should it become U.S. law, it would for the first time give a federal definition for such crimes and increase potential prison sentences for convicted individuals by up to an additional 10 years.
“This is a bipartisan effort to counter a national threat that reports show is only expanding in scope, with new and brazen efforts by countries like China trying to expand its intimidation of those not in lock step with the regime,” Schiff said.
Curtis called transnational repression “an attack on both our sovereignty and our freedoms.”
Some Chinese communities in the U.S. who oppose China’s ruling Communist Party, as well as pro-democracy activists and supporters of Taiwan, Tibetan and Uyghur causes, have complained that Beijing sends agents and others to harass, spy on and intimidate them.
China says accusations that it conducts such operations are baseless. Its embassy in Washington did not respond immediately to a request for comment on the legislation.
The bill defines transnational repression, in part, as any effort by a foreign state’s agent or proxy “to harass, coerce, or threaten a person, including by force or reasonable fear of death.” Codifying the term under U.S. law will serve as a “heightened deterrent for foreign actors,” it says.
Human rights non-profit Freedom House says that China is behind most documented cases of such repression globally, with 319 stemming from the country since 2014.
A New York man was found guilty in May of acting as an unregistered agent of the Chinese government after federal prosecutors alleged that he operated a “secret police station” on behalf of Beijing in Manhattan.
Separately, two men were
sentenced this year
to 10 years and 15 years in prison for what the Justice Department said was a plot directed by Iran’s government to stalk and kill an Iranian-American human rights activist.
Reporting by Michael Martina; Additional reporting by Humeyra Pamuk; Editing by Don Durfee and Sanjeev Miglani
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