New York Man Convicted for Operating Secret Chinese Police Station in Manhattan
Lu Jianwang, a 64-year-old man, has been convicted in a Brooklyn federal court for acting as an unregistered foreign agent of the Chinese government and obstructing justice. Lu was found guilty of running a clandestine Chinese police outpost in Manhattan's Chinatown, which was allegedly used to monitor and intimidate pro-democracy dissidents. The U.S. prosecutors argued that Lu's activities were part of a broader initiative by China's Ministry of Public Security to establish secret police stations worldwide. Lu, who also goes by the name Harry Lu, was acquitted of a related conspiracy charge but faces up to 10 years in prison for acting as an illegal foreign agent and up to 20 years for obstruction of justice. His defense claimed that the outpost was merely a community center for Chinese expatriates to renew their driver's licenses and engage in social activities. 
