I, Lu Yingying, previously submitted a declaration dated December 31, 2025 in connection with these proceedings. I submit this supplemental declaration to provide additional information regarding developments that have occurred since that time.

Since arriving in the United States, I have become increasingly involved in the overseas Chinese pro-democracy community. This did not happen all at once. It began on October 11, 2025, when I visited Liberty Sculpture Park in Yermo, California, located off Interstate 15. The park is dedicated to the memory of victims of communism and to the pursuit of democracy and human rights. It was there that I met other people who had experienced persecution in China. Hearing their stories, and being in a place where these experiences were openly acknowledged and honored, confirmed something I had begun to understand about myself and about what had been done to me. I realized I was not alone, and that what I had lived through was not simply my private misfortune. From that day, I began to participate more actively in the community I had found.

The events I subsequently attended are as follows:

October 27, 2025 — I visited the Los Angeles June 4th Memorial Hall (洛杉矶六四纪念馆), located at 3024 Peck Road, El Monte, California. The museum is dedicated to preserving the memory of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. In China, any public acknowledgment of June 4th is illegal and subject to punishment. Visiting and supporting this museum was something I could not have done in China.

December 27, 2025 — I attended the founding ceremony and symposium of the Hong Kong Liberal Democratic Party (香港自由民主党), held at John Reed Court in the City of Industry, California. The event included speeches by representatives of allied pro-democracy organizations and culminated in the release of the party’s founding manifesto, which calls for international advocacy, democratic reform, and the protection of fundamental freedoms. I attended as a supporter of these values.

January 18, 2026 — I returned to the Los Angeles June 4th Memorial Hall for a solidarity rally held from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM, calling for the release of Chow Hang-tung (邹幸彤) and Lee Cheuk-yan (李卓人), two pro-democracy leaders currently imprisoned by Hong Kong authorities for organizing June 4th commemorations. The event was organized around the principle that mourning the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre and seeking accountability are fundamental rights that should never be criminalized.

I participated in all of these activities openly. I did not conceal my identity or my presence. I am aware that the Chinese government monitors overseas Chinese nationals who engage in pro-democracy activities abroad. I have no way to know with certainty how the Chinese government became aware of my participation. What I do know is that shortly after I began attending these events, Chinese government authorities started visiting my mother in China. I believe these visits are connected to my activities here. The timing is not coincidental.

Since I began participating in these activities, Chinese government authorities have visited my mother in China on multiple occasions. They have asked about my whereabouts and when I intend to return to China. These visits have frightened my mother deeply and have caused our family significant distress.

My mother is not a political person. She has done nothing. The only reason she is being contacted is because of me. The authorities are using her as a means to locate me and pressure me to return. This is consistent with how the Chinese government operates: when they cannot reach someone directly, they go to the family.

The Chinese government has also accused me of participating in activities that seek to divide the country (分裂国家). This is a specific and serious accusation under Chinese law. The crime of splitting the country (分裂国家罪) carries severe criminal penalties including life imprisonment. This is not a vague warning. It is a named charge. I am being accused of a crime for attending commemorative events and expressing support for democratic values in the United States — activities that are protected by law here and that I had every right to engage in.

I am afraid to return to China. This fear is not abstract. It is grounded in what I know: I was warned in person in early 2025 for speaking online. Authorities have since visited my mother multiple times asking for me. I have participated in June 4th activities here in the United States, which the Chinese government regards as a serious political offense.

If I return, I face the risk of detention, interrogation, and punishment, not only for what I said before I left, but for what I have done and said since. I also cannot expose my son to that risk. We have built a life here. We have found safety here. I am asking this court to allow us to keep it.