The RCMP is enlisting witnesses in its investigation of reports of unofficial Chinese police stations operating in Ontario, as a number of countries around the world are probing similar interference activities from Beijing. “Foreign Actor Interference is illegal activity which targets Canadian interests, or interferes in Canadian society and threatens Canada’s national security. It includes attempts…
RCMP Seeks Witnesses In Investigation of Unofficial Chinese Police Stations Operating in Ontario
Court of Human Rights Makes Landmark Decision to End Extradition to China From Europe: Safeguard Defenders
The European Court of Human Rights (Court) unanimously found that the extradition of a Taiwanese to China, which Poland’s courts had cleared earlier, would place him at significant risk of torture, ill-treatment, and deprivation of the right to a fair trial, the European human right NGO, Safeguard Defenders, reported. The NGO indicated that the unanimous…
Netherlands Orders Closure of Two Illegal Chinese Police Stations
The Netherlands demanded the closure of two illegal Chinese police “service stations” in the country. On Nov. 2, Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs, Wopke Hoekstra, posted on Twitter that the ministry has informed the Chinese ambassador that the stations must close immediately. Human rights NGO, Safeguard Defenders, revealed in its September report that China had set up…
Netherlands Orders Closure of 2 Illegal Chinese Police Stations
The Netherlands demanded the closure of two illegal Chinese police “service stations” in the country. On Nov. 2, Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs, Wopke Hoekstra, posted on Twitter that the ministry has informed the Chinese ambassador that the stations must close immediately. Human rights NGO, Safeguard Defenders, revealed in its September report that China had set up…
Indictment of 7 Chinese Nationals for ‘Forced Repatriation’ of US Resident to China Indicates Similar Operations in Canada
A federal court in New York has charged seven Chinese nationals for harassing and coercing a U.S. resident to return to China as part of Beijing’s international extralegal repatriation campaign known as Operation Fox Hunt. The indictment, recently unsealed by a Brooklyn, N.Y. court, shows that similar operations were carried out on Canadian soil. In…
Indictment of 7 Chinese Nationals for ‘Forced Repatriation’ of US Resident to China Shows Similar Operations in Canada
A federal court in New York has charged seven Chinese nationals for harassing and coercing a U.S. resident to return to China as part of Beijing’s international extralegal repatriation campaign known as Operation Fox Hunt. The indictment, recently unsealed by a Brooklyn, N.Y. court, shows that similar operations were carried out on Canadian soil. In…
The Netherlands Investigates Two Chinese Police Stations Operating Illegally in the Country
The Dutch government is investigating at least two undercover Chinese police stations operating in the Netherlands in violation of its sovereignty, said the Dutch Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson. According to a recent publication (pdf) by the human rights NGO, Safeguard Defenders, overseas Chinese police “service stations,” or “110 Overseas,” are found in dozens of countries…
Reports of Presence of Unofficial Chinese Police Stations in Canada an ‘Egregious Extension of Extraterritoriality,’ Says Liberal MP
The issue of Chinese police stations operating in Canada and other democratic countries has been making headlines in recent weeks, and some governments have begun probing the alleged use of these stations to intimidate overseas Chinese. Liberal MP John McKay said he felt a sense of “incredulity” when he first heard reports of existence of…
Australian Federal Police’s Relationship With Beijing ‘Must Be Re-Assessed’: Expert
Concerns have been raised about the close relationship between the Australian Federal Police and Chinese law enforcement after reports revealed a secret Beijing-backed overseas police station was located in Sydney, Australia. The police “service station” was established in 2018 by the Public Security Bureau of Wenzhou City in China, the Australian Broadcasting Corp. (ABC) reported on…
Beijing Has Been Operating Overseas Police Station in Australia For Nearly Four Years
Beijing has been operating an overseas police station in Sydney since 2018, the Australian media has revealed. The Public Security Bureau in China’s Wenzhou city has established an official “contact point” in Sydney in 2018, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported on Oct. 13. The move was trumpeted at an official ceremony in Wenzhou in 2019…
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