Chinese diplomatic missions in the United States are facing a new form of overseas protest — projection-based anti-Communist campaigns using light, imagery and political slogans.

Overseas activist group “China Action” says Chinese embassies and consulates have responded by deploying what the group calls “wall guards,” including high-powered floodlights and private security teams aimed at blocking the projections.

The campaign follows a series of global projection protests launched by China Action last month. Activists projected anti-CCP imagery and messages onto Chinese diplomatic buildings across seven cities in four countries.

China Action spokesperson Su Yu-tong (蘇雨桐) said the strongest response came outside the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C., where activists counted at least 54 floodlights allegedly installed to interfere with projections.

According to Su, more than 60 floodlights were later spotted outside the Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles. In New York, she said consulate staff permanently welded mobile floodlights onto platforms after earlier projection protests.

The group also accused Chinese diplomatic missions of hiring private security guards to physically obstruct projection teams. Su claimed guards used black umbrellas to block projection beams and intimidate activists.

China Action says it is consulting lawyers and may file complaints with U.S. authorities, accusing Chinese missions and security contractors of participating in transnational repression.

The group also alleges activists’ family members inside China have been threatened by state security authorities in an effort to stop the overseas protests.

Beijing has repeatedly denied accusations of transnational repression overseas, saying China respects foreign laws and opposes activities it says threaten China’s national security.