It's multiple countries that have had issues with them e.g. Australia, Canada, Ireland.
And I personally know of students here in Australia who have been targeted by the Chinese consulate for participating in pro-Taiwan and pro-HK protests. So the idea that they wouldn't apply this technique to people of all ages isn't far-fetched.
> U.S. Asks to Drop Case Accusing N.Y.P.D. Officer of Spying for China
> The charges against Officer Angwang came amid growing concern on the part of law enforcement authorities in the United States and other Western countries about Beijing’s efforts to monitor Chinese nationals abroad, including dissidents.
> Prosecutors cited recorded phone calls in charging Officer Angwang and said he had reported regularly to two Chinese consular officials in New York on the activities of ethnic Tibetans. One of the officials was responsible for “neutralizing sources of potential opposition to the policies and authority” opposed to the Chinese government’s policies and authority, court filings said.
> But Mr. Carman, Officer Angwang’s lawyer, argued that the conversations described by prosecutors as “nefarious” were actually “pedestrian” efforts by his client to maintain good relations with Chinese officials so that he could obtain a visa to visit his parents in China and to introduce them to his daughter.
