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.

  • recreationalcatheter@lemm.ee
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    2 days ago

    I’m not being faecitious

    Now you’re just trying to lie to everyone here. If you can’t have an honest discussion you don’t deserve an opinion 🤷

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      Your presumption is the death of honest discussion, try and take people at their word. Some, like myself, are here to talk out their ignorance and learn.

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        15 hours ago

        presumption

        I read the entire thread. You had every opportunity to honestly communicate or to stop grandstanding as the threads biggest dingus.

        You did neither.

        Have a great day 😅

      • zqps@sh.itjust.works
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        This is an argument akin to “What do you mean I’m accused of fraud? All I really did was write my name on a piece of paper!”

        It requires deliberate ignorance of the context, and that’s why people are unwilling to waste time explaining it to you in detail.