NYC Man Convicted of Running Alleged Chinese Police Station

Are Chinese 'police stations' in the U.S. covert surveillance hubs or routine community service offices?

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NYC Man Convicted of Running Alleged Chinese Police Station

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Above: “Harry” Lu Jianwang, 64, convicted May 13. Image credit: New Straits Times/X

The Spin

Pro-China narrative

These so-called secret Chinese police stations are a manufactured panic built on a deeply flawed report from a discredited source. Legal scholars who examined the original Safeguard Defenders report found factual errors, gross hyperbole and no actual police officers operating at any of these sites. Politicizing routine community services damages U.S.-China relations and undermines trust without producing a shred of credible evidence of wrongdoing.

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Anti-China narrative

This case lays bare how Beijing embedded a secret police operation inside a Manhattan community association. Evidence shows Fuzhou Public Security Bureau officers directing the New York station — approving press releases, collecting event schedules and installing Huawei cloud systems linking the outpost to Chinese police servers. This isn't an isolated case but part of a documented, multi-country network.

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