China has opened dozens of "overseas police service stations" around the world, with such outposts reported in multiple locations in Europe and North America, that it claims are used to help ...

Police officers keep watch near barricades set up along Julu Road where people in Halloween costumes gathered the year before, in Shanghai, China October 26, 2024. Nicoco Chan/Reuters ...

Scripps News investigates a suspected Chinese police facility in New York City’s Chinatown that has captured the attention of the U.S. government.

The FBI arrested two Chinese nationals in New York last month, accusing them of running a secret police station to watch and intimidate Chinese dissidents living overseas. There are more than 100 ...

In Italy, Chinese police made an agreement with the government in 2016 to conduct joint patrols with local police to assist Chinese-speaking tourists. Italy ended the program last year following ...

Members of the People's Armed Police stand guard at the flag raising ceremony to mark China's National Day next to Tiananmen Square on October 1, 2022, in Beijing.

Update 03/14/24, 10:40 p.m. ET: This article has been updated with additional information about China's previous police patrol agreements in Europe, and with a comment from Safeguard Defenders.

Scripps News investigates a suspected Chinese police facility in New York City’s Chinatown that has captured the attention of the U.S. government.

Scripps News investigates a suspected Chinese police facility in New York City’s Chinatown that has captured the attention of the U.S. government.