230K Chinese “persuaded to return” from abroad to establish Extraterritoriality
Non-China cities with Chinese police stations include:<p><i>>  Amsterdam, Athens, Belgrade, Buenos Aires, Barcelona, Budapest, Dublin, Florence, Frankfurt, Glasgow, Lisbon, London, Madeira, Madrid, Milan, New York City, Paris, Porto, Prague, Quito, Rio de Janeiro, Rome, Sao Paulo, Slovakia, Stockholm, Rotterdam, Toronto, Tokyo, Valencia, Viña del Mar, Vienna.</i><p><a href="https://jamestown.org/program/future-global-policeman-the-growing-extraterritorial-reach-of-prc-law-enforcement/" rel="nofollow">https://jamestown.org/program/future-global-policeman-the-gr...</a><p><i>> some countries where fugitives may have fled have either avoided signing extradition agreements with the PRC or have rescinded them following the introduction of the National Security Law to Hong Kong in 2020. These include Australia, Canada, Germany, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, the UK, and the United States.<p>> ..PRC authorities ..use alternative means to apprehend fugitives. “Persuasion” has become a common tactic, which human rights groups have called “involuntary returns.” Such returns are achieved by threats against family members in the PRC, directly approaching and intimidating the fugitive overseas, or outright kidnapping ..Involuntary returns ..comprise a mix of genuine criminal fugitives, officials who have fallen out of favor with the CCP leadership, and others pursued for their religious or political beliefs.</i><p>Earlier thread: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33049729" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33049729</a>