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Could you imagine if a country's police force flagrantly violated other countries sovereignty by establishing foreign offices? Could you imagine if those police were so blatant that they established at least 14 foreign offices. It's a good thing the NYPD would never do such a thing.
Prosecutors said Lu and Chen admitted to the FBI that they deleted their communications with a Chinese government official. The police station closed in the fall of 2022, according to prosecutors.
So there's no evidence of communications with Chinese officials, and the "police station" was "closed" and so can't be used as evidence. This sure sounds like made up bullshit by fuckhead prosecutors.
Imagine the Kafkaesque nightmare of trying to defend yourself against charges of setting up something that doesn't exist, based on messages that may also not exist, and the main charge seems to be "you're Chinese".
Maybe there's some kind of evidence :doubt: but they sure as shit aren't showing any.
A 2022 investigation published by Spain-based advocacy group Safeguard Defenders
And there it is again, the only source for this claim, who happen to be a recently rebranded, NED/USAID funded, racist propaganda outfit who tried to sue China on behalf of Adrian Zenz :zenz:
It followed a Sept. 2022 investigation by a nongovernmental organization, Safeguard Defenders, which reported there were dozens of such centers worldwide conducting police operations.
Hmm...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safeguard_Defenders
In 2009, activists Peter Dahlin and Michael Caster, from Sweden and the United States respectively, founded China Action, an NGO promoting human rights in China. After some years of low profile activity, the foundation was re-established in Madrid under the name Safeguard Defenders, with a wider scope on Asia, but specialized on China.
HMMM...
https://www.ft.com/content/587daae0-58c4-4d0c-a705-15d4e47c6462
Kim, a resident of Auckland, was arrested in 2011 after China made a request to the New Zealand government to extradite him to face trial for the murder of Chen Peiyun, a Shanghai sex worker, in 2009.
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Michael Caster, co-founder of human rights group Safeguard Defenders, said the ruling set a legal and political precedent that would encourage courts and governments around the world to believe China’s diplomatic assurances and extradite non-Chinese nationals to China.
Caster said it went against a growing trend of courts in democratic countries refusing to recognise China’s diplomatic assurances.
:yikes:
They also tried to sue China on behalf of Adrian Zenz and have Chinese media orgs fined or have their credentials pulled for exposing the massive amounts of lies and shoddy work in his bunk 'research'.
And were (are?) funded by NED.
:joker-amerikkklap: I'm sure this won't contribute to hate crimes against Asians in NY, yup no chance of that happening
So many fucking liberals I know who tut tut over America's past xenophobia campaigns are swallowing this shit hook, line, and sinker.
It's always easy to do that over past mistakes you now know are bad
Also on Monday, prosecutors unveiled charges against 34 Chinese officials for allegedly operating a "troll farm" and harassing dissidents online, including by disrupting their meetings on U.S. technology platforms.
:freeze-peach: :amerikkka-clap:
Need to remake that meme of the two countries going to war.
their troll farms, our influencer departments
Let's send two of our finest 60-year-olds to one of the largest cities on earth -- now that will get some results!
"You're a loose cannon, Chen, and to be completely honest I don't like you. Normally I would simply fire you, but you'd just enjoy that, wouldn't you? No.. your punishment will be something much worse.. I'm sending you to Amerika"
"Secret chinese police station" sounds like some weird boomer Facebook conspiracy thery. Truly deranged.
Basically they just act as middlemen between official services and governmental entities on the mainland, and Chinese citizens on foreign soil.
The closest thing to police shit I recall hearing them do is them helping conduct negotiations with fugitives or people otherwise sought by the government to return to the mainland for whatever reason.
So like Western countries' consulates, but actually helpful?
Pretty sure this exact bullshit started as a deranged Canadian conspiracy theory pushed by the media there
Shit, hire me Mr. Xi and I'll spy on Chinese gusano expats for you my man.
Can't wait for 5 years down the road:
Chen Asianname, age 7, has been charged with operating a secret police station for the Chinese government after witnesses saw him attempt to make an illegal arrest. He was apprehended from his grade school with a fraudulent badge and unauthorized handcuffs on his person. Upon searching his home, Officers discovered an entire wardrobe of authentic looking costumes ranging from Police Officer to Cowboy to Doctor. Chief of Police, Thumb McThumbson, described Asianname's ability to blend into the US workforce as, "Uncanny and, frankly, terrifying. We've even found indications that he may even have been involved in some sort of magical cult, based on numerous paraphernalia. " :thumb-cop:
If it's the sinister plot that the CCPP has deployed in Canada, then a "secret police station" means an office in a foreign country where you can feed information to the Chinese government. Information like:
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requesting an application for a permit
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filing your Chinese taxes
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asking questions about Chinese business law relevant to doing international business that includes China
Which honestly, I’m surprised most major cities around the world don’t have offices like that for most major countries. I’ve always thought it was weird how there aren’t multiple embassies around large countries, you expect me to go to DC if I need anything?
many countries do have embassies/diplomatic offices in cities outside dc. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_diplomatic_missions_in_the_United_States nyc, chicago, and la all have a shitload but there are a bunch in other cities too
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If anything, from the article, it sounds like these guys were being private investigators for China, but that's not as terrifying as 'Secret Police Stations!"
I disagree for one reason alone: there are almost certainly no Chinese police involved at all
