Wouldn't any thinking citizen immediately turn to a three-letter agency when this happens? The only way to get in worse trouble than whatever they fear from the blackmail would be to act as an agent of China/Russia.
> Chinese government agents threatened to deny an employee's mother dialysis back in China if he didn't steal proprietary information from a large hardware/software company.
What's an american three-letter agency going to do in such a situation? Write an angry letter to the CCP? I'm a proud patriot, but if given the choice between protecting a large company's IP and my mother's life, I'm choosing the latter without a moment's hesitation.
You’d like to think, but an immigrant or first-gen citizen might not trust the TLA agency very much, especially if the first letter is F. High-profile houndings scare off tipsters. Then you try to assess whether the TLA will actually help your relative back home or only get them killed.
What's an american three-letter agency going to do in such a situation? Write an angry letter to the CCP? I'm a proud patriot, but if given the choice between protecting a large company's IP and my mother's life, I'm choosing the latter without a moment's hesitation.