China's new way to track Tibetans in exile

 

China has adopted a new method to keep an eye on Tibetans living in exile. For this, China is capturing the phones of people living in Tibet. China believes that people living in Tibet are in contact with people who are in exile. Tibetans in Dragayab County and Chamdo, which have contacts of people in exile, have reportedly been ordered to install spyware on their cell phones to keep a close eye on them.

Spy spyware is a new surveillance tactic used by Chinese authorities. According to Tibet Watch, a Dharamsala-based research group, local sources in Tibet have confirmed the use of cell phone spyware that actively monitors contact Tibetans in exile.

 

Pema Gyal, a researcher at Tibet Watch, told news portal Fayul: "China has aggressively implemented the use of software on the phones of the individuals concerned. Local sources in Tibet have told us that whatever they do on their phones, The authorities are monitoring the situation. The situation has become highly sensitive in these areas. From 2017 to 2021, what has happened now is that even families are finding it difficult to contact their loved ones. Now the government has to track anyone. There is also doubt, who has any contact outside."

"There have also been instances where Chinese officials had arrived in monasteries to warn monks that if they had information that could put them in danger, let them know. This is just one example. Monitoring," he said. The border has reached every part of Tibet. It is nothing beyond my own imagination, it is real."

 

The researcher also emphasized that Tibetans face fear under such a regime. The report shows, "anyone found with photos and videos of people deemed "politically sensitive" by police officers and contacting Tibetans living outside Tibet could be arbitrarily sent for two to three months. He was also kept under observation upon release.