Foreign interference and espionage is the defining generational task of security agencies today, just as counterterrorism was after the September 11 attacks.
To pedestrians passing by, the building in New York City’s Chinatown district looked like nothing more than an unremarkable glass office complex. But, according to the FBI, it housed a secret police station run on behalf of the Chinese government that was masquerading as a cultural non-profit organisation.two New York residents, “Harry” Lu Jianwang and Chen Jinping, of working together to establish the first clandestine police station in America on behalf of China’s Ministry of Public Security.
“The PRC’s actions go far beyond the bounds of acceptable nation-state conduct,” he said, attempting to head off the claim that all nations, friendly and unfriendly alike, spy on each other. Alexander Csergo appeared in court facing one charge of reckless foreign interference after he was arrested in Bondi on Friday .The barrister also said his client would be pursuing the Commonwealth for ruining his career and business. The case is set to return to court in mid-June.
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