China's Overseas Police Stations Exposed in US Spy Scandal.

China has opened dozens of "overseas police service stations" around the world, which it claims are used to help Chinese nationals living abroad obtain services such as renewing drivers licenses. However, a report by Safeguard Defenders, a human rights watchdog, released last year, casts doubt on the claims of the Chinese government, arguing the centers are used to police Chinese citizens overseas as part of a crackdown on criticism of the ruling communist party. The recent arrest of two people in New York for allegedly attempting to set up secret Chinese police stations has shined renewed light on the mysterious overseas service stations that critics say are used to spy on Chinese citizens abroad.