Chen Jinping pleads guilty to conspiring to act as an agent of China’s government and faces up to five years in prison

Summary

A New York man, Chen Jinping, pleaded guilty to operating an undeclared Chinese police station in Manhattan for China’s Ministry of Public Security.

The station, part of a transnational repression scheme, aided Beijing in locating and suppressing pro-democracy activists in the U.S., violating American sovereignty.

Authorities say the station also served routine functions like renewing Chinese driving licenses but had a more sinister role, including tracking a California-based activist.

Chen faces up to five years in prison, while a co-defendant has pleaded not guilty and awaits trial.

  • BleatingZombie@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 days ago

    That’s very true

    Just trying to make myself feel better: those cops from other countries don’t have any kind of legal jurisdiction over you, so you can kick their ass

    That being said, it’s not the average American with an Italian ancestry that’s having the CCP knock at their door. It’s people with family in China who they can threaten