More than a dozen false bomb threats made at luxury hotels and embassies across several locations around the world appear to be part of a harassment campaign targeting three Chinese people living abroad who have been critical of China's government.
The perpetrators then called in at least 14 fake bomb threats to some of those hotels, falsely identifying themselves as these people, resulting in police investigations and even the brief detention of one of the activists, according to Axios interviews with Su, Wang, and Fu, and statements provided to Axios by police and hotel staff.
, and statements to Axios from hotels and local law enforcement. The Chinese embassy in Norway said they did not contact police about the false threat.Su, Wang and Fu have publicly criticized and questioned Beijing's policies and actions, drawing the ire of the Chinese Communist Party.in 2010 for distributing a banned book about former Chinese Premier Li Peng who oversaw the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.
Police investigators in New York and Los Angeles, where another threat was made in his name, as well as an FBI field office in Texas, are now working on the case, Fu told Axios. The FBI said in an email that it could "neither confirm nor deny the existence of an investigation." A police officer in Macau told Axios he was aware of a false bomb threat made in Su's name to a hotel in the city, but said he could not answer any questions because the case was still open.referred Axios to local police regarding an inquiry about a Brussels hotel where Wang said a false bomb threat was made by someone who gave his name and contact information.
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