Europe reacts to reports of Chinese outposts
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Human rights NGO Safeguard Defenders has published a report addressing the problem of 'overseas police stations' belonging to China. The number of their victims is sizable, the organization warns, claiming that between April 2021 and July this year, some 230,000 suspected embezzlers were forced to return to China.
The investigation was said to show that as many as 14 EU countries have at least one Chinese post each. Worldwide, there are supposed to be at least 54 of them. Along with the news of Chinese posts, reports of similar outposts belonging to other countries began to emerge.
"Of course, China is not the only country doing this," Laura Harth of Safeguard Defenders said in an interview with EURACTIV.com
According to her, Russia, Iran, and Saudi Arabia are also carrying out similar activities. However, only in the case of the PRC can one speak of activities on this scale.
