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No sign yet of secret Chinese police stations in Thailand

This simple-looking property office is claimed to be a Chinese undercover overseas police “service station” in London.

The avalanche of international news stories about 100 covert police stations being opened by China in 50 countries has now spiked concerns about Thailand. Only this week New York police arrested dozens in Chinatown’s Manhattan district in the latest awe-inspiring revelation. Although bloggers on Thai social media have speculated that Bangkok’s Chinatown, Yaowarat Huay Kwang, might make a great venue for clandestine activities, absolutely no evidence has surfaced to date.

Chinese authorities say that the international fuss has been blown out of all proportion. The premises are not overseas police stations, but help-bureaux for Chinese citizens abroad who need translation support or administrative assistance including the renewal of their Chinese driving…

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