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Michael Crain: “We knew we were being monitored 24/7. So the Chinese were…”

Featuring: Michael Crain, Fort Worth City Council, District 3 | Texas

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Haircolor Confessional “Councilman Michael D. Crain of Fort Worth,TX” S2E11

Published | Video Starts at 05:31

No, we didn't have. The ambassador didn't even have security because it's pretty safe there. And Joanna always felt very safe. We never felt safe. We didn't have a problem because We knew we were being monitored 24/7. So the Chinese were watching us. We knew our house, our apartment was bugged. We knew our phones or our blackberries. I still had blackberries. I was gonna. Did you feel like you were being spied on 24. (05:31–05:37)

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Asserts that Michael Crain and his family were under constant surveillance by Chinese authorities while in Beijing.

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