FBI director 'very concerned' by Chinese 'police stations' in U.S

FBI Director Christopher Wray gives a statement during a U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on "Security threats to the United States", on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 17, 2022. REUTERS/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades

The United States is deeply concerned about the Chinese government setting up unauthorized 'police stations' in U.S. cities to possibly pursue influence operations, FBI Director Christopher Wray told lawmakers on Thursday.

Safeguard Defenders, a Europe-based human rights organization, published a report in September revealing the presence of dozens of Chinese police "service stations" in major cities around the world, including New York.