Man Pleads Guilty of Running Chinese Police Station in New York

Meanwhile, a man in New York City pleaded guilty on Wednesday to acting as a foreign agent for the Chinese Communist Party in opening and operating an illegal police station in Manhattan. Chen Jinping admitted to opening the police station, which was an illegal arm of China's Ministry of Public Security. It occupied an entire floor of an office building in lower Manhattan's Chinatown. It closed in the fall of 2022. And on top of this, Chen admitted to The FBI has acknowledged that China has opened multiple police stations in the U.S. A 2022 report by Safeguard Defenders found that China uses these overseas police stations to track down, arrest and extradite people wanted by the CCP, including dissidents of the regime. The Executive Assistant Director Robert Wells of the FBI's National Security Branch said in Today's acknowledgment of guilt is a stark reminder of the insidious efforts taken by the PRC government to threaten, harass and intimidate those who speak against their Communist Party. These blatant violations will not be tolerated on U.S. soil. The FBI remains committed to preserving the rights and freedoms of all people in our country and will defend against transnational repression at every front. Chen faces a maximum of up to five years in prison and his co-defendant Liu Jianwang was also charged with the same crimes. He's pleaded not guilty and is still awaiting trial. Reporting from Washington, D.C., Jack Bradley, NTD News.