'I'm not going to let them win—to stop me—to silence me from expressing my opinions anywhere,' Arthur Liu said.
Arthur Liu told the AP that his decision to let Alysa Liu compete in Beijing came as the State Department and U.S. Olympic Committee promised that she would be protected and accompanied by at least two people who escorted her constantly while she was there.
The DOJ criminal complaint names Matthew Ziburis and includes a section on his alleged targeting of"Dissident 3," described as an"anti-CCP [Chinese Communist Party] pro-democracy dissident based in the Bay Area." Ziburis, according to the complaint, was allegedly instructed in October 2021 to find out more information about"Dissident 3," such as his social security number, mobile phone number and home address.
Arthur Liu told the AP that he received a call last November from a man asking for his and his daughter's passport number, claiming that he was an official with the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee. He said he refused the request because he"didn't feel good about it." post Alysa Liu had made about human rights violations against the Uyghurs. While in Beijing, she was approached one night by a stranger who followed her and tried to get her to come to his apartment, he told the AP.