The human rights organization Safeguard Defenders revealed on Monday that there are at least 48 more Chinese clandestine police stations in various countries, bringing the total number already known to 102 delegations of Chinese authority in foreign territory.
In a report released, the organization states that these squads are present in 53 countries around the world, almost half of which (at least 41) in Europe, with Italy and Spain accounting for the largest number of these delegations of the Chinese authority in foreign territory. .
The existence of these “police service centers” was revealed last September, when Safeguard Defenders accused Beijing of maintaining 54 police stations in various countries – including three in Portugal (Lisbon, Porto and Madeira) with functions that pass through the control of fugitives from China and return processes to that country.
At the end of October, China denied the accusations, noting that the structures in question serve to help Chinese citizens confined by the Covid-19 pandemic to return home or renew driver’s licenses and identity documents.
Source: TSF
