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Leyland Cecco in Toronto

Police investigate claim of secret Chinese police stations in Canada

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The allegations are likely to once again strain relations between Ottawa and Beijing, which have remained tense following a string of disputes. Photograph: Fred Dufour/AFP/Getty Images

Canada’s federal police force is investigating reports that clandestine Chinese “police stations” are operating in Toronto amid reports of a global network used to target overseas dissidents.

The Royal Canada Mounted Police said it was investigating “reports of criminal activity in relation to the so-called ‘police’ stations” but did not specify the location of the sites.

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