Summary
A New York man, Chen Jinping, pleaded guilty to operating an undeclared Chinese police station in Manhattan for China’s Ministry of Public Security.
The station, part of a transnational repression scheme, aided Beijing in locating and suppressing pro-democracy activists in the U.S., violating American sovereignty.
Authorities say the station also served routine functions like renewing Chinese driving licenses but had a more sinister role, including tracking a California-based activist.
Chen faces up to five years in prison, while a co-defendant has pleaded not guilty and awaits trial.
I’ve heard that most, if not all, of their stations outside of NY are essentially for training other police departments. Is that not true?
You think they’re in France and Australia training local police?
No, they’re also there to report information back to HQ
NBC new york post on the subject
Pretty big difference between countries cooperating on security and one country just unilaterally and in secret operating police stations in a foreign country.