China Rejects Charge It Runs ‘Illegal’ Overseas Police Stations

China denied accusations that it runs “illegal” overseas police stations that a human rights group says are used to track down criminal suspects, saying it is only helping nationals with issues like renewing drivers’ licenses.

When asked about reports China has two such police stations in the Netherlands, Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said “the allegation is simply untrue.” “They are in fact overseas Chinese service centers,” he said at a regular press briefing on Wednesday, helping people who can’t return home due to Covid-19.