Safeguard Defenders says media reports indicate a Chinese police-run 'service station' may be operating in Vancouver.
Chinese state media reports indicate Vancouver may be host to a controversial “service centre” jointly operated by police in China and members of the Chinese Communist Party’s United Front Work Department here in B.C.
By August 2019, China News Network reported on chinaqw.com the Wenzhou Public Security Bureau created an online overseas police station in Vancouver. “The establishment of Chinese Overseas Police Stations without the host country’s consent represents a severe breach of territorial and judicial sovereignty — even if they were to provide ‘only’ consular services such as the renewal of passports or driver’s licences,” stated Safeguard Defenders in a report.
In its September report, Safeguard Defenders identified three stations in Toronto, including photos of the locations. The Chinese embassy in Ottawa reportedly stated no police activity occurs at such stations, while RCMP issued a statement that it is investigating the matter.
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