Canada Said to Have Mapped Out Secret Chinese Police Operations
- ‘Stations’ allegedly monitor, intimidate Chinese diaspora
- Ottawa is expected to seek G-7 response within weeks
Canada has done a detailed mapping of what it says are covert Chinese police operations within its borders and wants to explore a response with Group of Seven allies to a challenge faced by several nations.
The issue of Beijing allegedly setting up unofficial “police stations” in Western democracies — to monitor and intimidate members of the Chinese diaspora — has become a growing concern. Canada, the US, Italy, Germany and the UK have all grappled with the problem.