{"id":2602668,"date":"2026-05-14T11:57:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T15:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-government-busted-running-illegal-police-station-in-nyc-to-target-dissidents-ringleader-convicted\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T12:00:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T16:00:03","slug":"chinese-government-busted-running-illegal-police-station-in-nyc-to-target-dissidents-ringleader-convicted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-government-busted-running-illegal-police-station-in-nyc-to-target-dissidents-ringleader-convicted\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Government Busted Running Illegal Police Station in NYC to Target Dissidents, Ringleader Convicted"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchinese-government-busted-running-illegal-police-station-in-nyc-to-target-dissidents-ringleader-convicted%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2602668&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A federal court in Brooklyn found Lu Jianwang (\u201cHarry Lu\u201d), a Bronx resident and U.S. citizen, guilty of helping run an alleged secret Chinese <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-show-up-to-home-in-quebec-after-neighbor-snitches-on-residents-for-illegally-gathering-drags-man-out-by-his-neck-video\/\" title=\"... Show Up to Home in Quebec After Neighbor Snitches on Residents For \u201cIllegally Gathering... \u2013 Drags Man Out by His Neck (VIDEO)\">police station<\/a> in Manhattan\u2019s Chinatown. Prosecutors say the station was operated under the direction of China\u2019s Ministry of Public Security and functioned as an illegal foreign agent effort to monitor and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >pressure political dissidents abroad<\/a>, including a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secy-pompeo-calls-for-release-of-chinese-citizen-journalist\/\" title=\"Secy. Pompeo calls for release of Chinese ... journalist\">pro-democracy activist<\/a> in the United States.  <\/p>\n<p>U.S. authorities say the FBI searched the location in October 2022 and reportedly found a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youtuber-nick-shirley-exposes-alleged-somali-daycare-center-which-reportedly-reaped-4-million-from-taxpayers\/\" title=\"YouTuber Nick Shirley Exposes Alleged Somali Daycare Center Which Reportedly Reaped  Million From Taxpayers\">banner identifying<\/a> it as a \u201cFuzhou Police Overseas Service Station.\u201d The conviction also included an obstruction of justice charge tied to deleted messages.Lu faces up to 30 years in prison, while a co-defendant, Chen Jinping, was also convicted and is awaiting sentencing.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Federal prosecutors announced Wednesday that a New York man has been convicted for helping operate what authorities described as a secret Chinese police station in lower Manhattan.<\/p>\n<p>Lu Jianwang, also known as \u201cHarry Lu,\u201d was found guilty in federal court in Brooklyn after a trial that lasted a week.<\/p>\n<p>The Bronx resident, who is a U.S. citizen, was convicted of acting as an illegal agent of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ccp-tied-activists-midwest-desperately-fight-keep-chinese-land-grabs-alive-near-us-bases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chinese Communist Party<\/a> and obstructing justice.<\/p>\n<p>According to a Department of Justice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-edny\/pr\/bronx-man-convicted-operating-police-station-chinese-government-new-york-city-and\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a>, Lu helped establish and operate a police station for China\u2019s Ministry of Public Security in the heart of the United States\u2019 most populous city.<\/p>\n<p>The operation was allegedly run out of an office building in Manhattan\u2019s Chinatown.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors said the station operated under the direction and control of the Chinese government.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI searched the location in October 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The DOJ said agents recovered a blue banner reading \u201cFuzhou Police Overseas Service Station, New York, USA.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">(2\/2) U.S. Attorney Nocella: \u201cOur Office remains resolute in protecting the rights of people seeking freedom from repression and speaking out to bring democracy, reform, and human rights to China.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 US Attorney EDNY (@EDNYnews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EDNYnews\/status\/2054689668512309338?\">May 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Federal officials described the location as part of a broader, covert Chinese effort to monitor and pressure dissidents who are living abroad.<\/p>\n<p>The DOJ said China\u2019s Ministry of Public Security routinely targets political opponents and critics who flee the country.<\/p>\n<p>According to prosecutors, Lu and a co-defendant named Chen Jinping worked under orders from a Chinese government official beginning in January 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The pair allegedly established the first known Chinese overseas police station operating inside the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Neither suspect would speak to police or American law enforcement, nor admit they were acting on behalf of China, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n<p>Lu was accused of helping Chinese authorities collect information about a pro-democracy activist who had relocated to the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Federal prosecutors said the station he had been running was part of a global initiative by Beijing to establish other identical outposts around the world.<\/p>\n<p>The DOJ said the operation flouted federal law, while U.S. Attorney Joseph Nocella Jr. said in the press release that the station\u2019s \u201csinister purpose\u201d had been exposed and disrupted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur Office remains resolute in protecting the rights of people seeking freedom from repression,\u201d Nocella said.<\/p>\n<p>FBI Assistant Director in Charge James Barnacle said, \u201cLu Jianwang used a police station in New York City to target PRC dissidents in furtherance of the Chinese government\u2019s political agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The obstruction charge stemmed from deleted messages uncovered during the FBI investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Jianwang faces 30 years in a federal prison, while Jinping is still awaiting sentencing after his conviction.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" 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