Documented

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Documented reporter Rong Qiaoqing chronicled the fear and suspicion that have taken root in New York’s Chinese-American community as deteriorating relations between the United States and China have prompted both governments to step up surveillance of Chinese migrants. Qiaoqing’s own reporting was affected by the threat of Chinese government surveillance of WeChat, the most popular communications app among her sources. Documented consulted with a security expert to protect its reporter and made sure sources knew of the risk of talking with her. To avoid false equivalencies, Documented declined to take sides on the divide within the community between those who support the Chinese government and those who oppose it, instead focusing on the impact that increased surveillance has had over the entire community, from one end of the political spectrum to the other.