The person at the center of this case
Alleged fugitives and family members targeted for surveillance and coercion
Cold Case · Open
3 years waiting · since 2022
HOU XUEXIN
Justice for Alleged fugitives and family members targeted for surveillance and coercion — the trail went cold in 2022, but the truth hasn't.
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Key leads to think about
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suspect
Lead #1What is Hou Xuexin's current location and how is he connected to the PRC government officials allegedly sent to the United States?
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evidence
Lead #2What specific surveillance, harassment, or threats were documented against the alleged fugitives and their families?
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contact
Lead #3Who are the alleged fugitives that were targets of this conspiracy, and what was their connection to the PRC?
Hou Xuexin is wanted by the FBI for allegedly conspiring to act as an agent of the People's Republic of China and engaging in interstate harassment. He is accused of helping coordinate the deployment of PRC government officials to the United States to surveil, harass, and threaten alleged fugitives and their families in an effort to coerce their return to China. A federal arrest warrant was issued on October 7, 2022, in the Eastern District of New York, and his whereabouts remain unknown.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
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clue
Lead #4How were assets located in the United States utilized to conduct surveillance without government notification?
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Official wording
Source Narrative
Conspiracy to Act as Agents of a Foreign Government; Conspiracy to Engage in Interstate Harassment Caution: Hou Xuexin, Chen Chenghua , Ming Chunde , Tian Peng, and Yuan Weidong are wanted for allegedly acting in a conspiracy to send government officials from the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the United States, and utilize assets located in the United States without notice to the United States government to surveil, harass, and threaten alleged fugitive and family members to coerce the target’s repatriation to the PRC. On October 7, 2022, a federal arrest warrant was issued for Hou Xuexin in the United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, New York, after he was charged with Conspiracy to Act as Agents of a Foreign Government and Conspiracy to Engage in Interstate Harassment.
Timeline of Events
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2022-10-07
Federal Arrest Warrant Issued
Hou Xuexin was charged with Conspiracy to Act as Agents of a Foreign Government and Conspiracy to Engage in Interstate Harassment in the United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, New York.
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Case Information
Incident:October 7, 2022
Last Updated:April 29, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:October 7, 2022
Last Updated:April 29, 2026