The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has confirmed it will not renew an agreement signed with China after international human rights groups allege it allowed Beijing to abuse human rights internationally. On May 25, AFP officials told the Senate that the agency would not renew its memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed with China’s National Commission of…
Australia to End Agreement With China After Serious Concerns Over Human Rights Emerge
Parliamentary Committee to Invite RCMP, CSIS to Testify on Reports of Chinese Police Stations in Toronto
MPs have voted to invite representatives from security agencies to testify at a House of Commons committee on reports of three unofficial Chinese police stations that are said to be established in Toronto. The vote comes as some countries are investigating reports of similar Chinese police services and their alleged use for coercing Chinese diasporas and overseas dissidents….
Beijing’s Efforts to Force Repatriation of Chinese Immigrants in Canada a Concern, Says RCMP Commissioner
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki says that the Chinese regime’s efforts to repatriate its citizens against their will is a growing issue in Canada. “It’s a growing problem, obviously, and something we want to work together with our international and domestic partners on,” Lucki told The Globe and Mail in a Jan. 21 report. “A lot…
Top China Security Official’s Candidacy to Interpol Meets Widespread Opposition
A top Chinese security official is seeking election in the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol). However, his candidacy has sparked global opposition from lawmakers and human rights groups. Hu Binchen, the deputy director general of China’s International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Public Security, will compete with two other candidates for two seats for Asia…
China’s Candidate to Interpol Meets Heavy Opposition
A top Chinese security official is seeking election in the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol). However, his candidacy has sparked global opposition from lawmakers and human rights groups. Hu Binchen, the deputy director-general of China’s International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Public Security, will compete with two other candidates for two seats for Asia in…
China Seeks Its Way Back to Interpol
Commentary China seeks to have a member of its Ministry of Public Security (MPS) installed on Interpol’s powerful Executive Committee at elections later this month. On Nov. 15, a long list of members of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC), a global alliance of members of parliaments from over 20 countries, and Safeguard Defenders, a…
China’s Transnational Repression Must End
Commentary China is the world’s biggest perpetrator of transnational repression globally, according to a new Freedom House report. The report cites “millions of Chinese and minority populations from China in at least 36 countries” affected by intimidation, espionage, threats, cyberattacks, physical assaults, illegal extradition, and rendition. Written by Nate Schenkkan and Isabel Linzer, the excellent report’s…
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