Caught in the act?

[guyfriday]

This is an interesting report from the Washington Post of all places (via MSN News)
We investigated how China silenced its critics in an American city (msn.com)

 China has stepped up efforts to intimidate and spy on its diaspora, as Beijing’s influence grows outside its borders.
 
For more than six months, The Washington Post has been investigating a global surge in campaigns of cross-border repression. Our latest story examines the violence during Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s visit to San Francisco for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in November. It is based on an analysis of more than 2,000 photos and videos; interviews with more than 35 witnesses, U.S. officials and analysts; text messages from American security guards working with Chinese diplomats; messages shared in Chinese diaspora WeChat groups; and medical reports and police reports obtained by The Post.

The key discoveries made in this report are the following:

 
Here are five key findings:
 
1. While there was aggression from both sides, the most extreme violence was instigated by pro-Chinese Communist Party (CCP) activists and carried out by coordinated groups of young men embedded among them, verified videos show.
 
2. The Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles paid for supporters’ hotels and meals as an incentive to participate, according to messages shared in WeChat groups reviewed by The Post; and at least 35 pro-CCP Chinese diaspora groups showed up to the APEC summit protests.
 
3. Videos show at least four Chinese diplomats from the consulates in Los Angeles and San Francisco among the crowd of pro-CCP protesters, sometimes directly interacting with aggressive actors over four days of protests from Nov. 14-17.
 
4. Chinese diplomats hired at least 60 private security guards to “protect” Chinese diaspora groups gathered to welcome Xi, according to seven people involved in the arrangement.
 
5. The FBI is investigating the violence at the APEC summit, according to two officials familiar with the matter.
 
The Chinese Embassy in Washington said that members of Chinese communities who traveled to San Francisco to welcome Xi were the ones subject to “multiple incidents of provocations and violence.”

I'm beginning to get a feeling that the media is turning on China by design rather than by facts. So, this whole exposure might be Chinese disinformation for reasons-unknown at this point.