u.s., prosecutors have arrested two men for allegedly operating a secret police station in new york city's chinatownborhood. they face charges of conspiring to act as agents for china and obstruction of justice. let's bring in our reporter in new york city. this is just a fascinating story. what exactly to u.s. authorities say these suspected chinese agents were up to? reporter: u.s. prosecutors say these two older men, who are both new york residents, both u.s. citizens, that they opened an illegal chinese police station in 2022, and they did that on behalf of china's ministry of public security to routinely monitor and intimidate dissidents and those critical of the chinese government order to silence them. they allegedly conducted these operations from a floor in an office building in manhattan's chinatown, as you mentioned there. the key here is that they never notified the attorney general that they were acting as agents of a foreign government as they are required to do. so what they did is allegedly close the police station when they realized they were being investigated. the fbi eventually g

this month, they arrested two suspected ccp agents in new york city chinatown under the guise it wasl non-profit. one of the suspects seen here was photographed rubbing elbows at the event with mayor adams and chuck schumer. records show he and his brother donated $32,000 to new york democratic politicians and john, politicians need to be alert and need the fbi to play ball so they can alert everybody. >> john: yeah, head's up to everybody out there. how many illegal police stations are covertly being operated in the united states, it's amazing we even have to ask that question. bryan, thank you. >> aishah: at the same time u.s. officials are sounding the alarm as intelligence picks up signs that a chinese military base is being built in the united arab emirates. our friends, the u.a.e. last year officials there said they stopped the construction because of american concerns, but now it looks like things have changed. the u.a.e. has been a key partner with the u.s. on security in the middle east but the question is, is that changing? let's bring in retired lieutenant colonel daniel d

in new york, the fbi arrested 2 men for allegedly setting up an illegal chinese police station in new york city's chinatowne department officials say the 2 they actually helped establish the secret police outpost on behalf of the chinese government. the outpost was actually close in the fall of 2022. after the people running it, learn the f b, i was investigating them. the doj says the chinese government uses those outpost to gather information, harass chinese dissidents, stifle free speech in the u.s. u.s. officials believe there are at least 100 such operations and more than about 53 nations around the world. well, a big story we're following out of missouri. an 84 year-old homeowner andrew lester, who's on your screen has now been charged in the shooting of a 16 year-old black teen who went to the wrong house to pick up his siblings. a 4 year-old is charged with assault in the first degree and armed criminal action. prosecutors say he shot 16 year-old ralphie. all this is a photo of him in the head when he came to the door. and while prosecutors for said there was a racial component to the case, prosecu

allegedly, behind this blad facade, beijing's eyes in the big apple hidden in plain sight in new york city chinatown. 2 men are suspected of running a secret police station control by china. until several months ago, an entire floor of this building hosted an undeclared police station of the chinese national police. now just imagine the n y p d opening an undeclared secret police station in beijing it would be unthinkable. u. s. prosecutor say the suspects use the outpost to help beijing target chinese dissidents across the united states. on monday, the men who are both us citizens, which charged with conspiring to act as agents of chinese government. there were later released on bail. the case comes as federal authorities ramp of investigations into attempts by us adversaries to intimidate political opponents in the united states. the outpost was established roughly a year ago and shut down after a police search war. last fall is believed to be one of more than $100.00 were wide run by china. and the 1st on us soil. both the accused in china and sissy alleged new york outpost was merely an office t

association that the fbi said was a front for them to run a secret chinese police station in new york city's chinatown. china experts warned the ccp is operating a network of secret police stations, home hometown associations or cultural nonprofits designed not only to intimidate and harass chinese nationals but to try to influence us politicians. records show that his codefendant made some $32,000 in political donations to new york democrats including mayor adams and governor in a statement the spokesperson told fox news senator schumer attended the gala like he has in years past and he never met or did not know who he was and mayor adams in the governor's office they say they will return or donate the political contributions made to them by the 2 suspected ccp agent. >> jackie. thank you.first up into nights crime round up a woman in new york was throwing trash around the bronx pretty man confronted her but she kept also the massacre posture and mayor eric adams was a few feet away attending an earth day event.the woman tried to go after the man who hit her but eventually she just walked away. >> in

fbi says it was just a front and was actually running a secret chinese police station in new york city's chinatown. human rights activists and china experts warn the ccp is operating a network of secret police stations, aide centers, and so-called hometown associations, or cultural non-profits designed not only to intimidate and harass chinese nationals, but to try to influence u.s. politicians. records show and his codefendant made some $32,000 in political donations to new york democrats enclouding mayor adams and governor cathy hokle. >> this is just one tape of the expert, you be, the of this. >> the chairman of the congressional select committee on china warns u.s. politicians need to be on alert. >> or fellow elected officials aren't aware of what united front work is. many may be unwitting targets. >> in a statement moments ago, senator schumer tells fox news through a spokesperson that while he's attended the gala for many years and that he did not know and never met harry lu wong, both the offices of mayor adams and governor say they will return or donate the donations that were made to t

federal prosecutors have charged two men with setting up a chinese secret police outpost in new york city's chinatowns announcement was the latest in a series of such cases. they accuse the beijing government -- officially, the people's republic of china -- of persecuting dissidents abroad. >> today's charges send a crystal clear response to the prc that we are onto you, we know what you're doing, and we will stop it from happening in the united states of america. amna: the justice department charged more than three dozen chinese national police officers with using social media to harass dissidents in the u.s. elon musk's space x called off the launch of its starship vehicle and super heavy rocket today. engineers at the south texas launch site found a stuck valve in the first stage booster, minutes before the scheduled blast-off. they could try again on wednesday. ultimately, the nearly 400-foot rocket and spaceship are meant to carry humans to the moon and mars. the 127th boston marathon is in the books with runners from , kenya scoring a sweep. the race marked ten years since bombs exploded at the

a lot of 6, 17 and in new york, the fbi has arrested 2 men accused of setting up an illegal chinese police station. >> in new york city's chinatownstice department officials say that who helped establish the secret police outpost on behalf of the chinese government. the outpost was closed in the fall of 2022. after the people running it learned to the fbi was investigating them. the doj says the chinese government uses these outpost to gather information, harass chinese dissidents and stifle free speech in the u.s. u.s. officials believe there are at least 100 such operations in more than 53 nations around the world. 6.18, and new this morning, wall street journal reporter evan gershkovich has appeared in a russian court to appeal. >> his arrest on spying charges. he's the first american journalist to be detained in russia for alleged espionage since the cold war. we have some new pictures of in core standing in that glass enclosure with his arms folded. we're still waiting for news about what having a hearing itself. according to wall street journal of the court, could uphold his detention at a moscow prison, move him to another

new york. now the fbi has arrested two alleged chinese agents. they say we're operating a secret police station inside this building in new york city's chinatown neighborhood. federal prosecutors have also charged dozens of others with working to silence and harassed chinese dissidents here in the united states. china is calling it a smear campaign. also philadelphia eagles quarterback jalen hurts, is now the highest paid player in nfl history hurt , signed a record breaking $255 . million.05 year contract extension with the eagles. the deal reportedly contains a no trade clause a first in the team's history, john this morning, the texas state legislature is holding a hearing on more than a dozen guns safety bills. the measures include background checks mandatory reporting for some gun purchases , restricting unlawful transfer and carrying permits. it has been nearly one year since the sovaldi elementary school massacre that killed 19 children and two teachers. the gun safety bills being considered today are supported by the families of the victims. cnn's shimon prokupecz is in austin, texas. i should say polk award winning shimon procure. pez is in austin

new york. >> thank you all, thousands of demonstrators protest outside the building in new york city's chinatown last month. the building owned by the jangly association operates with a call service station and accused of operating ccp police station that allegedly conducts surveillance and intimidates activists. like recent incident with chinese surveillance, this station to be the latest action and violates u.s. sovereignty and poses a threat to national security. it's been reported there's over 100 of these offices around the world. please describe your concerns surrounding this potential will be station in terms of counterintelligence, threats and safety of americans. >> thank you. when you look at that issue in your city and subsequent search, a high threshold to contain, the medicalization of this plan to not only influence and manipulate their own here in the united states to provide intimidation factors and i would say this issue in the search of the police station is in partnership with the operation that my colleagues talk about which is international program but very aggressive in the

new york, mr. d'esposito. >> thank you, mister chairman, thank you, all. dozens of demonstrators protested outside the building in new york city's chinatown last month.uilding, which is owned by the chain legalization operates what they call a service station. they are accused of operating a ccp police station to allegedly conduct surveillance and intimidates the ccp to sense activists. like recent incident with the chinese surveillance balloon, the station could be the latest ccp action that violates u.s. sovereignty and poses a threat to national security. it's been reported that there is over 100 of these officers around the world. please describe your concerns around this potential ccp police station concerning the intelligent threats of the safety of americans? >> thank you, congressman. i think when you look at the specific issue and the subsequent search by former justice and fbi, which is a high threshold to obtain, it's a modification of the community plan at the communist party of china to not only influence and implement their own the sport here in the u.s. but provide and intimidation factor. i would say that this issue in newark, the sea

new york city. resid. >> reporter: it took up an entire floor of the chinatown building in new york city, according to investigatorsnment to track and even harass dissidents living here in the u.s. speak of the defendants actions under the direction of the chinese government are flagrant violations of american sovereignty. >> reporter: the u.s. to attorney for the district of new york says that from the ministry of public security was operating illegally. >> the mps affected chinese dissidents living here in the united states to the authoritarian rule of the prc. that is unacceptable. >> reporter: two men nerky ren henrg with inspi tas ' govern. 34 mps officers have also been charged with operating an online trove that threatens chinese dissidents in the u.s., and to spread propaganda to so division in the country. when investigators uncover is part of a pattern across the world. >> we found the stations and over 50 countries where people are being pressured or people are being threatened, or people are being harassed and intimidated. >> reporter: in this case the suspects involved faced up to 20 years behind bars

new york city. as cbs's jeff pegues reports, that's only one of the alleged schemes to harass dissidents. >> reporter: the secret police station took up an entire floor of this chinatownrding to investigators, it was run by the chinese government to track and even harass dissidents living here in the u.s. >> the defendants' actions under the direction of the chinese government are flagrant violations of american sovereignty. >> reporter: breon peace, the u.s. attorney for the eastern district of new york, says officers from china's ministry of public security, or mps, were operating illegally. >> the mps subjected chinese dissidents living here in the united states to the authoritarian rule of the prc. that is unacceptable. >> reporter: two men, both new york city residents, have been charged with conspiring to act as agents of chi's government. 34 os ha also been charged with operating an online troll farm to threaten chinese dissidents in the u.s. and to d vis nt what investigators uncovered is part of a pattern across the world. >> we found these stations in over 50 countries where people are being pressured, where people are being threatened, where people are bein

new york city. prosecutors claim it was run out of a building near new york's chinatown and was used to harass and intimidate chinese dissidents in the u. s. this case is a further example of the audacious activities that the government of china has carried out right here on american soil. court papers say the two suspects activities were overseen by china's ministry of public security to the case against fox news headed to trial today. it could be a landmark case when it comes to holding the media accountable for false statements. abc s lindsey watson's covering this trial in delaware lindsay good morning. good morning, rhiannon in just a few hours. the largest media trial in decades is set to begin with reputations and more than a billion dollars on the line. this morning, the $1.6 billion demation law news gets underway after a judge unexpectedly delayed the trial reportedly to give fox and dominion voting systems time to reach a last minute settlement. former fox news host gretchen carlson, who previously settled sexual harassment claims against the network. urged dominion not to settle tweeting, please,

new york for allegedly operating a chinese "secret police station" in manhattan's chinatown neighbourhood. 61—year—old lu jianwang, pictured on the right and 59—year—old chenjinping, pictured on the left are both new york cityct as agents for china

coast during a period of very intense heightened anti-chinese right lands in new york city you know finds this burgeoning chinatown town this thriving chinatown that really came about not just for because of language and cultural ties. right but but chinatowns across the country became a place of refuge for chinese people dealing with the weight and scrutiny of the chinese exclusion act laws. so dec foon does this amazing civic engagement where he's working with other chinese americans to fight and to to speak out against the chinese exclusion act laws and their continuation. he ends up marrying a white woman and elva who you know, only couple of years after they get married the government and elvis citizenship, because there's a period in time in which the government thought believe that a woman's citizenship should change, to reflect that of her husband's so only a couple of years after getting married to our uncle dag and elva, who was born in new jersey, who was the daughter of a civil war veteran, becomes, in the eyes of the law a chinese. then i had family members who came in during the period in time in whi

accused of running a secret chinese police station in chinatown in new york city rubbing elbows withenate majority leader chuck schumer and mayor eric adams. now those powerful democrats are facing some tough questions. bryan is live in new york city and what more do we know about the suspect and more importantly his relationship to democratic politicians? >> well, john, good afternoon. records show that since 2006 chinese government communist agent, harry lu jianwang, arrested a week ago, donated some $32,000 to new york democratic politicians along with his co-defendant to now york city mayor eric adams and senate majority leader chuck schumer, and photos and videos capturing harry lu at a gala for the american association, a chinese cultural non-profit. the fbi arrested harry lu a week ago for running a secret chinese police station in chinatown. he was the leader of the association, a non-profit the fbi says was really a front for a chinese police station that intimidated, harassed and controlled chinese nationals in new york city. experts and activists warn china communist party

arrested two men in new york city yesterday accusing them of setting up a secret police station in manhattan's chinatown. that was to spy on critics of the chinese government. nate foye with more on this from new york city. >> both those men are u.s. citizens. both residents of new york. both are free men today. they were let out on bail after appearing in federal court in brooklyn. they did have to surrender passports and limited financial capabilities right now. the government did not seek their detention so neither of them are locked up. take a look at this video. one of the defendants leaving court in brooklyn yesterday. both men accused of not only running this secret police station in manhattan's chinatown but also destroying evidence of their communications with chinese officials. right now the extent of their cooperation and the operations in the secret police station has yet to be revealed. i want to show you behind me this building, the lettering you can see reports are the third floor of this building for months last year is where this operation was taking place behind these walls. a concerte

new york for allegedly operating a chinese "secret police station" in manhattan's chinatown neighbourhood. 61—year—old lujianwang, pictured on the right and 59—year—old chenjinping, pictured on the left — are both new york city ofjustice. our new york correspondent nada tawfik has more details. could us prosecutors say that these two other men, both us citizens, that they opened and illegal chinese police station in 2022 and that they did that on behalf of china's ministry of public security to routinely monitor and intimidate dissidents. in those critical of the chinese government, in order to silence them. now, they allegedly conducted these operations from a floor in an office building in manhattan's chinatown, as you mentioned there. and the key here is that they never notified the attorney general that they were acting as agents of a foreign government as they're required to do. so what they did is allegedly close the police station when they realise they were being investigated. the fbi eventually got an authorised search of the building. they were able to question the men. and prosecutors say that they admitted that they had deleted their communications with their chinese government official that they

new york for allegedly operating a chinese �*secret police�* station in manhattan�*s chinatown neighbourhood. 61—year—old lujianwang, pictured on the right, and 59—year—old chenjinping, pictured on the left, are both new york city obstruction ofjustice. live now to washington dc with cbs news chief national affairs and justice correspondent, jeff pegues. what do us prosecutors alleged the secret police station was used for? it is remarkable to hear that term, secret police station here in the us, in manhattan of all places, in chinatown. us prosecutors allege these two member you think secret police station as a cover to do the work of the prc, tracking down dissidents, organise and counter protests, or trying to disrupt culture protests, that kind of thing. prosecutors are trying to crack down on this type of activity here in the us. they talked about the legal implications of having a secret police station of a foreign adversary here in the us. there was this activity allegedly bathe out these two individuals, one who lived in the bronx, the other who lived in manhattan, in contact with prc security officials, and then trying to track down people in the us with a view is counter to those of the prc. the case

that essentially these two men were running what they called an overseas police station in chinatown in new york city, and in some cases, these police stations provide services to the community of overseas chinese in whatever city they're in but in this case, what the justice department is saying is they were also instruments of repression by the chinese state. they were harassing dissidents they were trying to persuade people wanted in china on corruption charges which may or may not be valid, to go back to china from the united states, by putting pressure on them and their families they were engaged in all sorts of behavior on behalf of china, according to this complaint, without registering with the attorney general, which is a crime. and allegedly deleting e-mail messages that were incriminating. what the justice department is saying is this is part of a larger scheme of what they call transnational repression by china around the world china believes, and there's a law in china that says that chinese overseas in other countries are subject to chinese law and authority. the united states doesn't s

they're accused of setting up police stations around the world including down in chinatown in new york cityk down on dissident to try to get them to return to china. >> look americans need to be fully aware, eyes wide open that the chinese communist party will not stop at any length to undermine u.s. national security. i have sponsored legislation to look at the malign influence of ccp organizations in our university. this police station is another example of the links they will go to. we have to understand, policies, energy, anything else, we need to do it here, not be dependent on china for anything. because they will undermine our own national and economic security. liz: what worries you most about this story? >> i think the thing that worries me here is that our administration doesn't have their eye on the ball. that is why republicans in the house with speaker mccarthy are focusing, refocusing americans on the thinks we do best, not being dependent on china. understanding who our real allies are. getting our strength back in this country, like we had a couple short years ago. liz: fina

new york for allegedly operating a chinese secret police station in manhattan's chinatown neighbourhood. 61—year—old lu jianwang, pictured on the right and 59—year—old chenjinping, pictured on the left are both new york city face charges of conspiring to act as agents for china and obstruction ofjustice as us officials said in a conference this afternoon. the defendants�* actions under the direction of the chinese government are flagrant violations of american sovereignty and thanks to our investigation and arest today, with the fbi, the defendants will be held accountable and the mp5 is on notice that we will not tolerate similar threats to our national sovereignty. let's look at what we know. the secret station is believed to be a a part of a network of at least 100 operating across the globe( in 53 countries, including the uk and the netherlands.and last month, canada's federal police announced an investigation into two sites in montreal thought to be police outposts. the fbi's director christopher wray spoke about this in november, saying "to me, it is outrageous to think that the chinese police would attempt to set up shop, you know, in new york, let's say, without proper coordination." our new york

they were accused of helping to operate an illegal police department or police station in chinatown in new york city this is one of a network that they had operated around the country and around the world that we now seen governments around the world trying to shut down some of these these police stations that were essentially operating for the purpose of harassing dissidents in those countries. in the case of the united states , we know that the fbi has been tracking the activity of these of these chinese agents. in some cases, they go to the homes of dissidents try to persuade them to come back to china to face charges. in some cases, they are using online harassment threats to try to make sure that these dissidents are not saying anything that is negative about the chinese government. they're also pursuing people around the country who were essentially activists against against the chinese government in this case today, brianna. there is more than 40 people charged as part of the announcement of these charges. more than 40. all right, evan. thank you so much for that report. jim. house speaker ke

new york city today. accusing them of working under the direction of china's ministry of public security. their office near chinatown claimed to be a nonprofit organization providing assistance to local residents of chinese descent. including getting driver's licenses. but the fbi says it was counterintelligence operations in new york city used to harass and intimidate dissidents that dared to defy china. >> the secret police station appears to have had a more sinister use. >> officials say lou terrorized a pro-democracy activist living in california. in one study case, sources tell abc news, he is accused of having a secret operative in the zoom company and hacking zoom sessions. >> task force officers flooded the video conference, drowned out the meeting with loud music and vulgar screams and threats directed at chinese dissidents. >> it all happened in the building right behind me. the targets, mainly chinese dissidents living in the u.s. or anyone calling for democracy in china, including american citizens. >> pierre thomas, thank you. next, the major turn in the investigation into the leak of highly classified

new york for allegedly operating a chinese secret police station in manhattan's chinatown neighbourhood. 61—year—old lujianwang, pictured on the right and 59—year—old chenjinping, pictured on the left are both new york cityct as agents for china and obstruction ofjustice as us department ofjustice officials said in a conference this afternoon. the defendants�* actions under the direction of the chinese government are flagrant violations of american sovereignty and thanks to our investigation and rest today, with the fbi, the defendants will be held accountable and the mps is on notice that we will not tolerate similar threats to our national sovereignty. scientists have discovered that dozens of species of shellfish and other organisms have been able to survive and reproduce on a vast floating island of plastic waste that's been drifting in the north—eastern pacific ocean for years. environmentalists monitoring the debris, known as the great pacific garbage patch, identified 37 species, some originating from coastal areas on the other side of the ocean. let's speak to nikolai maximenko, one of the co—authors of the report from the international pacific research centre, hejoins us from honolulu. tells mor

new york for allegedly operating a chinese "secret police station" in manhattan's chinatown neighbourhood. 61—year—old lu jianwang, pictured on the right and 59—year—old chenjinping, pictured on the left are both new york cityts and face charges of conspiring to act as agents for china and obstruction ofjustice as us department ofjustice officials said in a conference this afternoon. these actions under the direction of the chinese government of flagrant violations of american sovereignty and thanks to our investigation and the rest today, with the fbi, the defendants will be held accountable and the body is on notice that we will not tolerate similar threats to our national sovereignty. the secret station is believed to be a part of a network of at least 100 operating across the globe in 53 countries, including the uk and the netherlands. last month, canada's federal police announced an investigation into two montreal—area sites thought to be police outposts. the fbi's director christopher wray said in november:. our new york correspondent nada tawfik went to the justice department's press conference and has more from new york. us prosecutors say these two older men, who are both new york residents, both u

new york for allegedly operating a chinese secret police station in manhattan's chinatown neighbourhood. 61—year—old lujianwang, pictured on the right, and 59—year—old chenjinping, pictured on the left, are both new york cityuction ofjustice. earlier i spoke to a centre fellow for the study of international studies on stanford university. she focuses on chinese policy. firstly, i asked doctor arianna maestro whether she was aware of these chinese police stations operating. have a listen.— have a listen. there was a report that came _ have a listen. there was a report that came out — have a listen. there was a report that came out about _ have a listen. there was a report that came out about a _ have a listen. there was a report that came out about a year- have a listen. there was a report that came out about a year ago l have a listen. there was a report i that came out about a year ago that said there were a hundred of these stations operating around the world and over 200 chinese citizens have been persuaded to turn back to the mainland thanks to the topics that have been used. so this is not the first instance we have heard in something like this but that is the most specific one here in the united stat

s officials say they operated an illegal chinese police outpost in the chinatown area of new york city that was apparently used to harass chinese dissidents living in the united states on behalf of the chinese government. in another case, chinese security officials apparently eaves draft on zoom calls in the united states in order to harass chinese dissidents who were on the calls . they disrupted the calls. they had a spy inside zooms. corporate operations allegedly all this is high stakes diplomatic tensions between the us and china are reaching a boiling point. over the chinese spy balloon flying over the us data. privacy concerns about tiktok china is increasingly cozy relationship with russia and china's continued provocation of taiwan to name just a few. let's get right to cnn's senior justice correspondent evan perez and evan. prosecutors claim the chinese government had something of an operative inside the company of zoom. that's right, jake in all over 40 people were named in these set of charges or announced today. eight of them had to do with this operation, which which was

new york city on behalf of the chinese government. the justice department says officers from china's ministry of public security operated illegally in an office building in the chinatown neighborhood before closing last year. the two men have been charged with conspiracy to act as agents of the chinese government. >> this task force isn't a normal police force. it doesn't protect people or combat crimes. it commits crimes, targeting chinese democracy activists and dissidents located outside of the prc. >> prosecutors also filed charges accusing 34 member of chinese national police to find activists and dissidents in the u.s. >>> coming up, ron desantis ups the ante in the battle against disney. the new legislation announced by the florida governor. >>> and flying high. eagles quarterback jalen hurts is staying in philly and soon could become the highest paid player in nfl history. this is the "cbs morning news." a got in the way? get back to the things you love... with fasenra. fasenra is an add-on treatment for eosinophilic asthma. having too many eosinophils, a type of white blood cell, can cause inflammation and asthma symptoms. fasenra is designed to target and re

new york city streets. some neighborhoods even more than others, the city plans to zero in on 8 areas so full of vermin, department of health designated them rat mitigation zones. they'll be in harlem, chinatown, east village, lower east side, in the bronx, grand concourse, and brooklyn, prospect heights, bed stoy. neighbors attest rodents are running rampant. they were deemed high priority thanks to calls and complaints about infestations. those areas will get more attention from the city like increased enforcement on properties that fail inspections and rat academy training. free workshops offered by department of health on rat management. >> tucker: the question is, is new york city dirty because it has a lot of rats or does it have a lot of rats because it is dirty? for a different perspective, we thought we would ask ashley burns, she works at peta, she's director of outreach. thanks so much for coming on. i think this is a really interesting point. i don't have a lot of rats in my house because i don't have a lot of rotting garbage in my house. so maybe the problem isn't the rats, it is people i hadn't thought about it until you brought it up, but if you wouldn't mind explaining. >> tha

what they're saying is these two chinese residents of new york city were operating what kay called an overseas police station in the heart of chinatown, but that actually they were agents of the chinese government seeking to harass and intimidate dissidents and in some cases, try to force them to return to china if they were wanted for a crime of corruption, and they did that without registering for the government the doj alleges they obstructed justice. this is a common tactic of the chinese government that counted more than 100 these overseas chinese police stations, that ostensibly are there to provide services for the overseas chinese committee, and actually ended up intimidating, and target, and harassing anyone who speaks against the government of china. >> explain the filings, the indictments. >> yeah, so that was the other case is a remarkable case to me, it's the most expensive doj indictment i have seen since the 2016 election and the famous indictment of the russian internet search agency, where the doj is providing the fruits of intelligence gathering, and the government is trying to actively manipulate public opinion by

running a secret and illegal police station in the heart of new york city, the fbi, arresting two men who allegedly operated this by network in chinatown, which is the first known overseas police station in the u. s. joining us now is the republican chairman of the intelligence committee. ohio congressman mike turner. good to have you back, sir? so, congressman, what is your understanding of the so called police outpost? what were they doing? yeah i think this is just going to be the start of what we're going to find in this. china is an authoritarian regime, expanding their footprint into the united states as part of their surveillance society of their of their own citizens and certainly penetrating in the united states . it's great that we're beginning to take actions against this, and certainly not one of our questions is going to be as a committee. why did this take so long for us to find this? and what were they doing here? and also how do we prevent this in the future right? because according to what doj says this started in 2022. these alleged spies were using zoom with a zoom employee to disrupt dissident conversations. this is

new york city or new york state from the republicans you get it from the democrats. look at all these other states. this is not just a new york problem. the chinese communist party is operating out of chinatownich started decades ago to influence to if you have a family member in china and you're an expat over here that can do something about that. if you were involved in tiananmen square. i talked to people that survived mao's revolution. they outline and she does and others do what their strategies do when you see it makes sense. i have got to tell you, predominantly it's with democrat politicians because they align more with the left. the far left and their outright communists operating as democrats. look at the working family's party in new york city -- i mean new york state, frankly and 24 states. this is part of a greater strategy. >> this was a picture taken 10 years ago before we knew the ill effects of china. this was taken last month. everybody should be on board that china is the enemy. i don't know how we can ever have confidence that the left will be tough on the ccp when we continue to see images like this and we continue to hear things from this administration by the administr