[1] During an interview with Hong Kong's television station Asia Television (ATV), Zhao Dong [ja], a representative of the Preparatory Committee for the Chinese Ryukyu Special Autonomous Region, claimed that "Ryukyu is the territory of the Chinese nation, and the opinions of the people living there are irrelevant."
[2][3] On July 31, 2016, Chinese media outlet Bowen Press reported that the Hong Kong-based civil organization had announced preparations to file a lawsuit with an international court regarding ownership of Okinawa.
[6] On April 18, 2016, Zhao Dong announced himself as an investor of Asia Television during the management crisis just before its collapse, and also stated he received funds from his electronics business in Japan.
[8] Zhao Dong has interacted with the Taiwanese gang Bamboo Union, as well as with Chang An-lo of the Chinese Unification Promotion Party, known for its radical political activities in Taiwan.
According to an article from Ryūkyū Shimpō dated October 29, 2015, officials from the Chinese Unification Promotion Party visited Okinawa in mid-October to meet with members of the designated organized crime group, Kyokuryū-kai.