China says 'political manipulation' behind US arrests
BEIJING: China said on Tuesday (Apr 18) that "political manipulation" was behind the arrests of two men the United States accused of setting up an unauthorised Chinese police station in New York.
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BEIJING: China said on Tuesday (Apr 18) that "political manipulation" was behind the arrests of two men the United States accused of setting up an unauthorised Chinese police station in New York.
"This prosecution reveals the Chinese government's flagrant violation of our nation's sovereignty by establishing a secret police station in the middle of New York City," U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District Breon Peace said.
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NEW YORK: US federal agents arrested two New York residents for allegedly operating a Chinese "secret police station" in the Chinatown district of Manhattan on Monday (Apr 18) in what prosecutors said was part of a crackdown on Beijing's alleged targeting of dissidents. Lu Jianwang, 61, and Chen Jinping, 5
Justice Department officials say two men have been arrested on charges that they helped establish a secret police outpost in New York City on behalf of the Chinese government.