German officials said on May 15 that they believe the two unauthorized Chinese police outposts remain in operation in the country, though Beijing had promised to shut them down in February.
These police outposts were “not fixed-location offices, but mobile facilities,” a spokesperson of the Federal Ministry of the Interior said at a daily briefing on Monday. Individuals, with some holding Chinese citizenship, conduct “official duties” at the behest of the Chinese regime, the spokesperson added.
The “overseas police station” is believed to be part of over 100 similar facilities operated by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) across the globe, according to Safeguard Defenders, a Spain-based human rights group. Citing official announcements, researchers identified the unofficial police centers in at least 53 countries, including the United States, Britain, Canada, Italy, and Garmany….