"Beijing's Reach in the US: Former Chinese Agent Found Guilty of Operating 'Secret Police Station' in Manhattan's Chinatown A shocking case of espionage has come to a close in New York, with a 64-year-old man found guilty of acting as an unregistered agent of the Chinese government. Lu Jianwang, a New York resident, was accused of operating a clandestine 'police station' in Manhattan's Chinatown at the behest of Beijing, raising concerns about the Chinese government's influence in the US. Prosecutors claim that Jianwang failed to disclose his ties to the Chinese government, which he allegedly used to help locate a pro-democracy activist living in California. This conviction marks a significant blow to China's efforts to exert its influence on US soil, and has far-reaching implications for national security and the protection of human rights."
Lu Jianwang was accused of operating a ‘secret police station’ in Manhattan’s Chinatown at the behest of BeijingA New York man was found guilty on Wednesday of acting as an unregistered agent of the Chinese government after he was accused of operating a “secret police station” on behalf of Beijing in Manhattan’s Chinatown neighborhood.Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn said Lu Jianwang, 64, should have alerted the US attorney general that he was a Chinese agent when he helped open the so-called police station in 2022. They also said he helped China’s government locate a pro-democracy activist living in California. Continue reading...
