He points to the Ming Pao Group in Hong Kong as a case in point. When Ming Pao wanted to get listed on the stock exchange in Switzerland, they printed a prospectus boasting of the group's influence on mainland public opinion and culture. This sparked a negative reaction from the PRC's intelligence agencies, and years of effort put into building a publishing empire were destroyed overnight.
他舉例說，前香港「明報集團」負責人于品海，為了讓集團在瑞士上市，印製國際文宣，標舉自己對大陸輿論、文化的影響力，結果驚動中共情治單位，多年的經營毀於一旦。