Nurse recalls questioning by Chinese state security in Tibet Pulled aside onto the balcony of an empty hotel room by Chinese state security officers, a Taiwanese tourist on a trip to Tibet described facing an unnerving barrage of questions about his military background and political loyalties. The man surnamed Lin (林) reported his experience in a viral post on Threads before accepting an interview with the Central News Agency (CNA) yesterday. Lin, who works as a nurse, told CNA that he knew some Taiwanese had run afoul of Chinese law enforcement, but he thought he would be safe, as he did not post much about his personal political views online. It came as a surprise that Chinese public security detained and interviewed three out of the eight members of his tour group, which the tour guide later called unusual, he said. Lin and his two travel companions — another registered nurse and an aircraft maintenance technician — were interviewed separately, in his case on the balcony of an empty hotel room, he said. Three Chinese officials were present and the person who asked questions later identified himself as a state security officer, Lin said. Lin said his phone was not confiscated and he was not ordered to sign a non-disclosure agreement. The officers “asked a lot of unimportant questions, but most of them seemed to be either roundabout ways to probe my views, or somehow influence my way of thinking,” Lin said. He said he was questioned in detail about his family history, employment, political alignment and views about cross-strait politics. The officers also asked whether Lin’s work in public hospitals brought him into contact with military service members or Taipei City Government officials, he said. Lin said that the officers projected a relaxed atmosphere and emphasized that he was not detained.
Source: Taipei Times
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