FBI Raids Brooklyn Office Suspected of Being CCP Outpost

According to reports, the FBI raided a New York office building located in Chinatown. It was believed to be a covert outpost of China’s communist regime. The New York Times It has revealed.

The raid was conducted last fall as part of a criminal investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Brooklyn. The Chinese Embassy in Washington claims that outposts run by volunteers who assist Chinese citizens in tasks such renewal of their Chinese licenses. These are not Chinese police personnel.

“They are not police personnel from China,” embassy spokesperson Liu Pengyu said. “There is no need to make people nervous about this.” The outposts were described by the Chinese state media as “overseas police service centers” They collect intelligence and solve criminal cases.

These are not the first times that Chinese outposts have been under scrutiny. All three countries have requested that the regime stop all police activities in their respective nations.

Lin Shengliang, a Chinese dissident who lives in the Netherlands said that he and other expats were concerned they are being tracked.

“I am extremely anxious about them,” He agreed. “There are no channels to report this, and there’s nothing we can do about it.” China has a history in spying on dissidents as well as foreign citizens. Last month, a Chinese national was arrested by the FBI for harassing a proDemocracy activist in China at a Boston college. The Federal Communications Commission delisted TikTok, a popular Chinese video platform. “a sophisticated surveillance tool.”

This raid marks the first time that the FBI has taken material from an outpost. The growing concern that U.S authorities have about China’s use these outposts for intelligence gathering and police activities without diplomatic authorization is a matter of grave concern. 

China has a record of carrying out surveillance on dissidents and foreign citizens abroad. The FBI last month Arrest Chinese national charged with harassing a pro Democracy activist from China at a Boston college.

Meanwhile, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has labeled the popular Chinese-owned video platform TikTok “a sophisticated surveillance tool” as various lawmakers Push For the app to be completely banned in the U.S.

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