Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Triad (organized crime)" in English language version.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)In exchange for government protection, Chinese mobsters deliver services such as illegally moving money overseas for the Communist Party elite and helping to spy on and intimidate Chinese immigrant communities.
Mobsters overtly support pro-Beijing causes and covertly provide services overseas: engaging in political influence work, moving illicit funds offshore for the Chinese elite and helping persecute dissidents, according to Western officials, court cases and human rights groups. Chinese officials reciprocate by tolerating and sometimes supporting their illicit activities, according to those sources.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)British authorities in colonial Hong Kong dubbed the groups triads because of the triangular imagery.
British authorities in colonial Hong Kong dubbed the groups triads because of the triangular imagery.
In exchange for government protection, Chinese mobsters deliver services such as illegally moving money overseas for the Communist Party elite and helping to spy on and intimidate Chinese immigrant communities.
Mobsters overtly support pro-Beijing causes and covertly provide services overseas: engaging in political influence work, moving illicit funds offshore for the Chinese elite and helping persecute dissidents, according to Western officials, court cases and human rights groups. Chinese officials reciprocate by tolerating and sometimes supporting their illicit activities, according to those sources.
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