US arrests two in connection with ‘secret’ Chinese police station in NY–The Hill

BY REBECCA BEITSCH

Federal authorities in New York made two arrests Monday in connection with the establishment of a Chinese-government-run police station in Manhattan, where officials allegedly monitored pro-democracy activists.

The clandestine station, run by China’s Ministry of Public Security (MPS), was announced alongside a complaint charging 34 individuals accused of working at a “troll farm” the MPS runs to target Chinese dissidents online.

***

Read more…

Leave a comment