Not So Free Country: Canada To Allow China To Spy On Chinese Nationals

By Jean Robor | Saturday, 01 October 2022 03:00 PM
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Not So Free Country: Canada To Allow China To Spy On Chinese Nationals

According to the NGO, a new study shows over 50 “overseas police service centers” have been established worldwide by the Fuzhou Public Security Bureau.

Three that are documented publicly are located in Toronto, Canada. Published September 12, the study showed that, over the past year, dozens of “service stations” have been set up in multiple cities, according to the Post Millennial.

China asserts the global police offices serve as administrative centers to help Chinese citizens handle domestic issues, such as driver’s license renewal, back in their homeland.

According to the European non-governmental agency Safeguard Defenders, there’s more to the Chinese police presence. The Globe and Mail reported the agency found that the police have been known to track down corrupt officials, political dissidents, or alleged criminals to urge them to return to China. Urging can consist of seizing their families’ assets, terminating family members’ employment, or denying children access to schools in China.

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Between April 2021 and July 2022, the study shows that 230,000 Chinese nationals living abroad were persuaded to return to China and face criminal charges. Beijing claims it is trying to “combat the growing issue of fraud and telecommunication fraud by Chinese nationals living abroad.”

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China passed a new law that will go into effect on December 1 and give the government more power over online fraud conducted overseas by Chinese citizens.

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The Post Millennial reports Safeguard Defenders found 54 “service stations” in 30 countries. Toronto’s three such stations are almost hidden from the public. One is a Chinese non-profit office, another is in a private home, and the third is seemingly a Chinese mall.

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It sounds a little like the hit TV show in China, “In the Name of the People,” where businessmen (i.e., Chinese agents) search for a factory manager relocated in the U.S. with his ill-gotten gains.

As the saying goes, truth is stranger than fiction.

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