French media recently revealed that France’s counterintelligence agencies took action earlier this year to shut down nine secret police stations in the country believed to be linked to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). French authorities also issued expulsion orders for three Chinese nationals accused of involvement in the network.
The stations allegedly operated under the cover of civil organizations, including hometown associations and chambers of commerce. French officials said the groups were suspected of gathering intelligence, monitoring Chinese communities in France, and helping carry out pressure campaigns against Chinese dissidents living overseas.
According to the French newspaper Le Monde, which cited investigative information from the Ministry of the Interior and judicial sources, the network came to light after an incident in Paris in March 2024. At the time, 26-year-old Chinese dissident Ling Huazhan narrowly avoided being forced onto a flight to China at Charles de Gaulle Airport.
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