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 across five continents.
In the Netherlands, one Chinese service station was located in Rotterdam by the Fuzhou public security department, and the other in Amsterdam by the Qingtian County police.
Dutch Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson Maxime Hovenkamp said, “Officially we take it seriously,” and the Chinese government didn’t inform the Netherlands of the stations via diplomatic channels, in a telephone interview with the Chinese language edition of The Epoch Times on Oct. 26….