I’m seeing all these articles about overseas Chinese police stations and :cracker: s are acting as if they uncovered underground Fallout-style spy rings or something. Does anyone know what they are actually for? I’m assuming they’re just there to work alongside the local police departments like they have in various African nations.

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    • wifom [they/them]
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      https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2022/10/27/chinese-overseas-police-station-in-dublin-ordered-to-shut/

      Another one, this time for a supposed station in Dublin.

      The Chinese embassy in Dublin has insisted the Capel Street office was not involved in any law enforcement activity. There is no evidence it was involved in “persuasion” activities.

      Oh cool, so there is no evidence that this office is doing anything nefarious at all. Great reporting there

      • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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        People Are Just Asking Questions. If You Have Nothing To Hide, You Won't Have A Problem.

    • plov_mix [comrade/them]
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      “They want to destroy my reputation. But since I am in Canada, they cannot just kidnap me or kill me, like many of my friends in Thailand or Vietnam [or] Hong Kong,” she said. “[But] now the Chinese police station [is] here, just a few kilometres from me, so I am asking myself, where else I can escape to?”

      LOL good. May you be tormented by self-inflicted despair and nightmares.

    • Blorbis83 [he/him,use name]
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      Excellent analysis Comrade, thank you! I had assumed the panic about it was mostly overblown projection, but this break-down is a good explanation of how pathetic this sort of red-scare propaganda shit is

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    • cogito_ergo_cum [he/him]
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      “We’ve heard of threats directly targeting people who are advocating for minority rights in China, such as those from the Uyghur and Tibetan communities. These stations are now another tool that Beijing can use to repress Canadians here in the Chinese community in Canada,” he said.

      Note that they're not even saying that the alleged threats have come from the "police stations"