“Illegal Chinese police stations in the Netherlands must close immediately”
Dutch Chinese can go to these offices for administrative matters such as renewing their driver’s license. But the research shows that they are also intended to facilitate police work abroad to make possible.
China has never informed the Dutch government about the existence of the agencies. They are therefore illegal, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs asks RTL Nieuws. “We are going to investigate exactly what they are doing here and then take appropriate action,” says a spokesperson.
“Now that it is clear that two secret police stations are here illegally, we can hardly wait a day. These activities must be stopped if possible and the stations must be closed,” D66 MP Sjoerd Sjoerdsma responds.
“It must close this cabinet, the Chinese ambassador to account and close these outposts,” says Ruben Brekelmans of the VVD. “This is yet another example of how China is infiltrating the Netherlands.”
Refugee critics threatened
In addition to the police stations, they have been used to chase and win refugee Chinese critics in the Netherlands. This is evident from the story of Wang Jingyu, who criticized the Chinese regime on social media three years ago. He is particularly hunted by the police.
After many wanderings, he and his girlfriend got like in the Netherlands. But the Chinese police station in Rotterdam also here again to get in touch with him.
In this video, Wang tells how the Chinese police continue to chase him:
“It is really possibly unacceptable that the Chinese government thinks that they are secretly dissidents here and can come up with that again,” says Sjoerdsma. “This shows that Beijing’s long arm is much longer than we had seen not to let Chinese laws speak on Dutch soil. That is really an extremely undesirable form of interference. We have to give them centimeters.”
“The repression of Beijing must not seep into our country,” says Brekelmans. The VVD member argues for structural measures: “Modern espionage must quickly become a criminal offense. And there must be a public register for people who work for a foreign government. This way we can protect freedom and security on Dutch soil.”