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A growing number of governments are launching investigations into alleged clandestine Chinese police stations operating in their countries.It follows a series of investigations by the Spanish human rights organization, Safeguard Defenders, which put a spotlight on the alleged overseas policing operations.A Chinese overseas police station reportedly operating without the knowledge of the country's Interior Ministry, in Budapest, Hungary, on October 27, 2022. (Anna Szilagyi/AP)On December 22, Japan announced it was investigating reports China was secretly operating police stations on Japanese soil.Two days before, South Korea announced a similar investigation, following earlier probes in Europe and North America into China’s alleged covert policing activities abroad.A journalist from South Korea's Yonhap News Agency asked Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning about Beijing’s alleged covert overseas policing stations on December 22. Mao denied the reports.China has always adhered to the principle of non-interference in other countries’ internal affairs
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