China accused of having secret police stations abroad to crack down on dissidents in other countries

At least two such secret police stations have been found in London and one in Glasgow

Arpan Rai
Wednesday 26 October 2022 15:06 BST
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China has opened more than 50 unofficial police “offices” globally, with most of them in Europe, to clamp down on its own dissidents without notifying the authorities or declaring their existence, according to reports.

Evidence has been uncovered by Dutch media outlet RTL News of “overseas service stations” in the Netherlands, in Rotterdam and Amsterdam, claiming to offer diplomatic services but instead taking action against opponents of China’s Communist regime.

The Dutch foreign ministry said the existence of these buildings set up unofficially is an “illegal” act because the government was never informed about them.

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