China operates over 100 secret police stations globally, warns Taiwanese judge

A Taiwanese judge has issued a stark warning about China's expanding global reach, revealing the existence of over 100 secret police stations operating in 65 countries. Judge Hsu Kai-chieh of the National Security Court stated that these clandestine operations aim to monitor overseas Chinese minorities and Taiwanese citizens, with the potential for individuals to be forcibly returned to China. This revelation coincides with the implementation of China's "National Unity Promotion Law," which critics argue serves as a tool for cross-border suppression and narrative control.

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China has over 100 secret police stations in 65 countries worldwide, including in Europe and pro-China countries in Eastern Europe. The CCP will monitor overseas Chinese minorities and Taiwanese people, and may even harm their personal freedom and abduct them back to China.

Hsu explained that the new law, along with previous legislation like the 2005 "Anti-Secession Law," strategically builds a legal framework to justify future actions against Taiwan. He highlighted how the law deliberately conflates "bloodline culture" with "political sovereignty," creating a politically charged legal discourse. Specifically, Article 63 of the law allows for the prosecution of individuals and organizations outside mainland China who engage in activities deemed to undermine national unity, a provision Hsu described as "jurisdictional overreach."

To counter these threats, Hsu proposed a three-pronged approach: establishing graded risk assessments for exchanges with China, demanding transparency in international extradition processes to identify potential targets, and creating a platform for reporting and support against transnational repression. He emphasized that China's legal warfare is not merely about punishing dissent but involves tangible actions like these secret police stations, citing past incidents where individuals were forcibly taken from Chinese embassies abroad.

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The core logic is to deliberately conflate 'bloodline culture' with 'political sovereignty,' forming a political discourse tool with legal form.

The judge's remarks underscore growing concerns in Taiwan about Beijing's intensifying pressure and its efforts to extend its legal and political influence beyond its borders. The implementation of the "National Unity Promotion Law" is seen by many in Taiwan as another step in China's long-term strategy to shape the narrative and create a legal basis for asserting control over Taiwan.

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Article 63 stipulates that organizations and individuals outside the People's Republic of China who engage in activities that undermine national unity and create ethnic division will be investigated according to law. This is akin to 'jurisdictional overreach.'