Yes, you are recorded in China. We found and understood such in '04 when my company was asked by China to move their heavy vehicles to air suspension.
There is also the Chineese Mofia that follows/tracks every foreigner once they get off the airplane.
The State Department also monitors communication from China to the USA which would include this thread.
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FYI, the State Department told us that we should NOT go back to China for any reason.
Can you explain more about the Chinese “Mofia” following every foreigner once they get off the plane?
I have a personal interest in physical surveillance. I have seen personal accounts of people who were targets in other, western countries, who arrive in China and found surveillance teams waiting which seemed prepared based on the operations targeting them in the western countries.
It led me to believe although Chinese Intelligence might/would run follows on visiting foreigners, there may also be a broader, international network which operates in China, and may even have corrupted the Chinese government, or at least work with them in service to a greater organization behind the scenes.