China’s invitation to twisted ‘tea party’

Published January 31, 2024 1:50pm ET



Chinese authorities are hosting a twisted tea party — and it’s an invitation no one wants. 

Beijing’s top intelligence agency on Tuesday laid out 10 “conditions” that will cause authorities to voluntarily — and in some cases, involuntarily — bring someone in for questioning, known in slang and used by netizens as “an invitation to tea.” The “conditions” subject to scrutiny revolve around national security, state secrets, and accusations of violating the country’s updated anti-espionage law. 

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