Following the international exposure of unlawful Chinese police service stations, the Irish government was the first to request the closure of a Chinese foreign police station. Now, others seem to be following, as Netherlands orders closure of 2 illegal Chinese police stations.
The Netherlands has asked that two unauthorized Chinese police "service stations" in the country be closed down.
Wopke Hoekstra, the Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced on Twitter on November 2 that the government has told the Chinese ambassador that the stations must shut promptly.
In its September report (read below), the human rights organization Safeguard Defenders disclosed that China had established at least 38 Chinese police "service stations" in dozens of nations on five continents.
Such stations can be located in both Amsterdam and Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Hoekstra claims that the Netherlands has not been asked for permission to put up either station. “The Netherlands has...