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IN-DEPTH: Montreal Groups Had Reported Ties to China’s United Front Long Before Being Suspected as Chinese Police Stations

The community organizations in the Montreal area being investigated by the RMCP for hosting suspected Chinese police stations have had formal ties since at least 2016 to a Chinese regime entity which the Canadian government says is involved in espionage. The federal police force indicated in March it’s investigating Centre Sino-Québec de la Rive-Sud (CSQRS)…


Australia to End Agreement With China After Serious Concerns Over Human Rights Emerge

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has confirmed it will not renew an agreement signed with China after international human rights groups allege it allowed Beijing to abuse human rights internationally. On May 25, AFP officials told the Senate that the agency would not renew its memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed with China’s National Commission of…


As US and Canada Take Action, Australia Authorities Still Not Concerned About Illegal Chinese Police Stations

Australian authorities remain unconcerned about Beijing’s overseas police stations on the country’s soil, while the United States and Canada are taking action. In late 2022, two Chinese police stations identified in Australia by the international human rights group Safeguard Defenders drew wide public concern. The stations, under the name of “service centres,” are among 102 Chinese…


The Many Faces of China’s New Obsession With Exit Bans

Commentary A recent report by Safeguard Defenders revealed the changing, and rapidly expanding use of exit bans by the Chinese regime, targeting ethnic minorities, human rights defenders, businesspeople, and foreign citizens. The use of exit bans is more complex than a news headline can capture. There are, of course, good reasons for using exit bans,…


Lawmakers Call for Closing Chinese Consulate in New York City

Two GOP lawmakers have called for closing the Consulate General of China and the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in New York City following the arrest of two people on charges of operating a secret police station in the city on behalf of China’s regime. In September 2022, a report by Safeguard Defenders alleged…


Lawmakers Call for Closure of NYC Chinese Consulate

Two Republican lawmakers have introduced legislation that would direct the Biden administration to close the Consulate General of China and the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in New York City, following the arrest of two people on charges of operating a secret police station in the city on behalf of the Chinese regime. Reps….


Chinese Police Report Lists Location in a Richmond, BC, Mall as a Chinese Overseas Police Service Centre

An online post by a local police bureau in China lists a shopping mall location in Richmond, B.C., as one of the bureau’s affiliated Chinese overseas police service centres. The phone number of the centre matches the contact number of the B.C.-based Canadian Association of Nantong Merchants Abroad. The post by the Nantong Public Security Bureau, which is…


Beijing ‘Police Station’ in New Zealand Linked to Prominent Businessman and United Front

Beijing’s overseas police station in New Zealand has been revealed and linked to a Chinese businessman who has close relations with the nation’s politicians. The “overseas police service station” is located at 115 Great South Road, Epsom, Auckland, which is close to the Chinese consulate in the city and the University of Auckland, according to…


Italy Stops Joint Police Patrols With China After Reports of Covert Overseas Chinese Police Stations

Italian interior minister said on Dec. 19 that Italy will stop allowing Chinese communist regime’s police to take part in joint patrols in its territory with Italian police. The decision came after the Italian government was accused of turning a blind eye to covert overseas Chinese police “service stations” set up in its cities. Italy…


Two More Chinese Police Stations in Canada Among 48 Additional Illegal Police Outposts Identified Globally: Report

Two more unidentified Chinese police stations in Canada have been identified among an updated list containing 48 additional illegal police outposts operated by Beijing around the world, a new report by human rights NGO Safeguard Defenders says. The report, released on Dec. 5, titled “Patrol and Persuade,” is the third publication in a series of…