Man Arrested After Sabotaging Chinese Edition Epoch Times Newspaper Box in NYC Immigrant Hub

Newspaper copies of the Chinese-language edition of The Epoch Times, scattered on the ground after an apparent attempt to sabotage the publication's newspaper boxes, on May 11, 2019. Courtesy of Sun Tong

A man was arrested and charged by New York City police on May 11 after threatening and harassing a Chinese woman who tried to protect a newspaper box belonging to the Chinese-language edition of The Epoch Times.

The Chinese-language edition is the largest-circulating newspaper among overseas Chinese communities.