House Committee Wants Answers on Secret Chinese Police Stations in the U.S.

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House Committee Wants Answers on Secret Chinese Police Stations in the U.S.
The House Committee on China is demanding answers from the FBI on its efforts to combat China's “transnational repression” and the alleged existence of secret Chinese police stations operating within the U.S. The request comes after the FBI and federal prosecutors announced the arrest of two New Yorkers who allegedly ran an undisclosed Chinese government police station in Manhattan's Chinatown neighborhood.

Fox News reported:

Following the arrests, lawmakers on the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, led by chairman Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., requested "additional information regarding the FBI's efforts to address the very significant threat that transnational repression poses to the American people."

The letter described how committee members previously wrote the FBI in February, expressing concern that the bureau was unaware of the "illegal operation" of Chinese law enforcement in the U.S. until the information was made public through open-source reporting. 

In September, the human rights organization Safeguard Defenders identified several dozen secret Chinese police stations used to police Chinese citizens overseas as part of a crackdown on criticism of the ruling Communist Party.

The FBI was previously criticized by the committee for failing to take action against secret Chinese police stations in the U.S. The police stations have been identified as part of China's broader efforts to extend its reach beyond its borders and undermine U.S. national security.

RELATED: Why China’s police state has a precinct near you. Recently arrested New York City Chinese “police station” operators are the tip of a global iceberg of Beijing’s overseas repression operations. (Politico)