Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey plans to investigate so-called “service centers” run by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) intelligence agency in the state, according to a letter obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation.
United Front Work Department (UFWD) of the Communist Party of Chinaintelligence agency” or Specialized field In “Coordination” [foreign and domestic] The company operates Overseas Chinese Service Centers (OCSCs) in at least seven US cities, according to DCNF research. The seven US OCSC branches established between 2014 and 2017 are San Francisco, California; St. Paul, Minnesota; St. Louis, Missouri; Omaha, Nebraska; Charlotte, North Carolina; houston, texas and Salt Lake City, Utahaccording to Chinese state media reports. (Related: Exclusive: China’s Intel Arm quietly operates ‘service centers’ in seven U.S. cities)
Bailey wrote Wednesday to Missouri Republican Rep. Ann Wagner, informing her that her office will “immediately look into this matter.”
“The information you have shared with my office regarding the potential for a Chinese Communist Party outpost within the Missouri border is highly disturbing and my office intends to exercise the utmost caution.” Bailey said in a letter to Wagner on Wednesday. “The threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party is very real.”
Last week, Wagner informed Bailey’s office about the OCSC chapter in St. Louis, telling the DCNF at the time that the United States “must stop” all efforts by the CCP to “gain a foothold in the United States.” rice field.
Missouri’s OCSC China Education and Culture Center Located in St. Louis and founded in 2017. according to This was reported to Chinese state media. Officials of the Chinese Consulate General in Chicago attended the opening ceremony of the St. Louis OCSC. according to Go to the Consulate General’s website.
The communist dictator cannot use the American soil to pursue brave dissidents and innocent families, and we must continue to fight this regime’s dangerous ideology.
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— Ann Wagner (@RepAnnWagner) June 23, 2023
In addition to Wagner, several other Republican lawmakers also expressed concerns about the “service center” last week, according to a DCNF report.
Texas Senators John Cornyn, Nebraska Senators Deb Fisher and Pete Ricketts, along with Nebraska Republican Rep. said there is.
China’s intelligence services operate “service centers” in seven U.S. cities that work with China’s national police.
Perhaps the FBI should focus on the threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party instead of targeting conservatives.
— Senator Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn) June 17, 2023
Rep. Ann Wagner (R-Missouri) attends a press conference with newly elected House GOP leadership members at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., Nov. 13, 2014. (Photo Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
In addition to its relationship with Chinese intelligence services, the OCSC program has also introduced its international representatives to officers affiliated with China’s national police authority, the Ministry of Public Security (MPS), DCNF recently reported. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has repeatedly stated that the MPS conducts covert intelligence operations in the US mainland. include “Illegal Transnational Repression Plan”
In January 2018, US OCSC representatives traveled to Beijing to attend a “labor conference,” Chinese state media Qiaowang reported. report. During that visit, OCSC officials also met with MPS officials at a police station in Zhejiang Province, China, where they learned how the Chinese police are using communications platforms to conduct “cross-border remote judicial services” abroad. The DCNF reported that it participated in a series of demonstrations to show how .
While there is no evidence that US service centers use MPS technology, OCSC chapters in several other countries act as “liaison points for overseas Chinese police” and conduct “armed patrols.” It supports China’s global policing efforts by doing so, the DCNF reported.
St. Louis OCSC did not immediately respond to DCNF’s request for comment.
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