In September 2022, the non -profit human rights organization of Safeguard Defenders, which was based in Madrid, published a report with information that in different countries there are police areas controlled by the Chinese government.
Their total number exceeds a hundred, and they are in more than 50 states on five continents. The main purpose of these institutions is the organization of control over dissidents and other Chinese citizens who have left the country for political reasons.
It is reported that in some cases, police officers are intimidating and the violent return of the Chinese to their homeland. Human rights activists have found that the plots operate in London, Toronto, Madrid, Rome, Barcelona, Lisbon, Glasgow and other large cities.
It is reported that agents can threaten the relatives and friends of their victims, and if this does not work, establish personal contact through agents under the cover and try to persuade, lure or even abduct the right person. At the same time, police plots work in other countries under the guise of grocery stores, travel agencies and even residential buildings.
“Thus, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs transmits a message: you will not be safe anywhere, we will find you wherever you go and get to you. They have very effective methods. Given what they do, usually these People act as secretly as possible, ”says Lora Hart, human rights activist.