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noting the Dutch government said Beijing had never asked permission to open police service stations in the Netherlands.Zhao denied that China was operating such stations on foreign soil:"[T]he sites you mentioned are not ‘police stations’ or ‘police service centers.’ They assist overseas Chinese nationals who need help in accessing the online service platform to get their driving licenses renewed and receive physical check-ups for that purpose."That is misleading.Zhao asserts that the centers are solely intended to "assist overseas Chinese nationals" with documents and other administrative actions. But evidence from Safeguard Defenders argues they are part of China’s broader effort to bring home dissidents and accused criminals under China’s "persuasion to return policy."The Chinese Embassy in Rome
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