Chinese Spy To Protect Relatives?

Chinese civilians migrating to places like Africa, are expected to keep their eyes open, and report to Chinese intelligence when asked about what they see and maybe working on. It's understood that such cooperation is necessary to protect kin back in China, and to maintain access to Chinese government protection in the event of unrest in their new homeland. The Chinese government can lean pretty hard on countries that allow local Chinese to be molested. For example, when Islamic militants raided Chinese brothels in Pakistan last year, the Pakistani government was persuaded to crack down on the militants, killing hundreds of them. The Chinese brothels have been left alone since then.