China calls US accusations of police stations ‘groundless’
Published:Tuesday | April 18, 2023 | 8:31 AM
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China denied all accusations of an overseas police presence, saying Tuesday that the United States was making “groundless accusations” after US law enforcement arrested two men in New York for establishing a secret police station.
“The relevant claims have no factual basis, and there is no such thing as an overseas police station,” spokesperson for China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Wang Wenbin said Tuesday.
US authorities arrested two men, identified as “Harry” Lu Jianwang, 61, and Chen Jinping, 59, both US citizens, on Monday morning.
Under the direction of an official in China, the two men allegedly set up a station where they offered some basic services, such as helping Chinese citizens renew their Chinese driver's licenses.
The station, however, also took on roles beyond ordinary bureaucracy, including locating Chinese dissidents living in the US, officials said.
The US Justice Department also charged 34 officers in the Ministry of Public Security on Monday with creating and using thousands of fake social media accounts on Twitter and other platforms to harass dissidents abroad.
Wang said China does not interfere in other countries' sovereignty.
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