More than 100 unofficial Chinese ‘police stations’ operating around the world, report claims

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Stations used to monitor Chinese population abroad and force dissidents home, civil rights group says

In a report published on Monday, the civil rights group said it had identified 48 additional stations, 11 of which are in Italy. Other newly identified stations were in Croatia, Serbia and Romania, it said.

The investigation carried out by Safeguard Defenders was based on publicly available Chinese statements and data, and was limited to stations established by local Chinese public security authorities in countries where there is a large Chinese community. “We monitor Chinese data and in April came across information from the ministry of public information which showed that 210,000 people were persuaded to return in just one year,” said Laura Harth, a campaign director for Safeguard Defenders.

According to the report, Italy’s first unofficial Chinese police station was set up as a “pilot” in Milan by Wenzhou public security agency in May 2016, when the tourist-assisting squad made its debut in Italy. Wenzhou went on to set up premises in Prato and Paris. In 2018, shortly after the police patrol deal was reinforced, Qingtian public security also set up a “pilot” office in Milan.

 

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