China accuses Canada of smearing reputation over alleged secret police stations
Global News
The RCMP’s Integrated National Security Team has opened investigations into the suspected secret police stations in Montreal and Brossard.
China on Friday accused Canada of smearing its reputation over allegations China is secretly operating two overseas police stations in Quebec.
Canada should “stop sensationalizing and hyping the matter and stop attacks and smears on China,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a daily briefing.
“China has been … strictly abiding by international law and respecting all countries’ judicial sovereignty,” Mao said.
The spokesperson did not comment on the existence of the police stations or whether they were operated by Chinese government authorities.
Canadians of Chinese origin have been victims of activities carried out by the stations, Sgt. Charles Poirier of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said Thursday.
Canada will not tolerate any type of intimidation, harassment or targeting of diaspora communities, Poirier said.
The RCMP’s Integrated National Security Team has opened investigations into the suspected police stations in Montreal and Brossard, a suburb just south of the city, he said.
The Spanish human rights organization Safeguard Defenders says China has scores of such stations across the globe, including in the U.K. and the U.S.