Category: overseas Chinese police service stations

Beijing Donated Communist Propaganda Books to City Library in Quebec

BROSSARD—Beijing made an unsolicited donation of Chinese language books to a municipal library in Quebec, which included a piece praising the accomplishments of the Communist Party. The Chinese consulate in Montreal donated 300 books to a city on the south shore of Montreal in 2017, and attempted another donation in 2019, as first reported by…


RCMP Says Probe Into Two Alleged Chinese Police Stations in Quebec Underway

Quebec RCMP is investigating two locations suspected to be secret Chinese police service stations, adding to several such police outposts previously identified in Ontario and British Columbia. The RCMP has confirmed that the two locations under investigation are in Montreal and Brossard, a suburb just south of the city. The probe was first reported by Le…


Protesters Concerned About Chinese Interference Gather Outside Organization Following Reported RCMP Probe

A group of protesters concerned about foreign interference on Jan. 27 gathered outside a B.C.-organization that according to reports was recently visited by RCMP national security officers. The Wenzhou Friendship Society (WFS), which often takes positions aligned with Beijing, was on Dec. 10 subject to a visit by  the RCMP, according to multiple reports. The RCMP hasn’t directly…


Beijing ‘Police Station’ in New Zealand Linked to Prominent Businessman and United Front

Beijing’s overseas police station in New Zealand has been revealed and linked to a Chinese businessman who has close relations with the nation’s politicians. The “overseas police service station” is located at 115 Great South Road, Epsom, Auckland, which is close to the Chinese consulate in the city and the University of Auckland, according to…


Senator Asks Why ‘Illegal Chinese Police Stations’ Still Operate in Canada After Report Identifies 2 More

Sen. Don Plett on Tuesday questioned the Liberal government’s representative in the Senate, Sen. Marc Gold, as to why “illegal Chinese police stations,” two more of which were identified in Canada by a new report, are still being allowed to operate unimpeded. “Your government has told us that it is taking the matter seriously and…


Two More Chinese Police Stations in Canada Among 48 Additional Illegal Police Outposts Identified Globally: Report

Two more unidentified Chinese police stations in Canada have been identified among an updated list containing 48 additional illegal police outposts operated by Beijing around the world, a new report by human rights NGO Safeguard Defenders says. The report, released on Dec. 5, titled “Patrol and Persuade,” is the third publication in a series of…


Beijing’s Overseas Police Station in Sydney ‘Not Active’: Australian Federal Police

Australian Federal Police (AFP) has said that it doesn’t believe Chinese police are running an active “contact point” in Sydney. It was revealed last month that Chinese officials have been operating an overseas police station in Sydney since 2018. The “contact point” was established by the Public Security Bureau of the city of Wenzhou, China, the…


CSIS Concerned About Chinese Influence Operations Targeting Canadian Politicians, MPs Hear

Agents of communist China are targeting Canadian parliamentarians and officials with foreign interference, a House committee heard from testimonies by officials in Canadian intelligence agencies. “We are very concerned about the targeting. We know that there is certainly a desire to target elected officials at all levels of government—municipal, provincial, federal,” Michelle Tessier, deputy director…


RCMP Begins Probe Into Reports of Unofficial Chinese Police Stations in Toronto

The RCMP has begun an investigation into reports of unauthorized Chinese police stations in Toronto. A September report from the human rights NGO Safeguard Defenders found that over 30 police stations are operating overseas, three of them in the Greater Toronto Area. They are operated by two local-level police services in China—the Fuzhou Public Security Bureau…


Australian Federal Police’s Relationship With Beijing ‘Must Be Re-Assessed’: Expert

Concerns have been raised about the close relationship between the Australian Federal Police and Chinese law enforcement after reports revealed a secret Beijing-backed overseas police station was located in Sydney, Australia. The police “service station” was established in 2018 by the Public Security Bureau of Wenzhou City in China, the Australian Broadcasting Corp. (ABC) reported on…