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Exclusive | Chinese dissident hails conviction of spy Harry Lu but warns ‘totalitarian regime’ won’t give up operating in US

Nypost · · 547 words · By Isabel Vincent
National Security Foreign Interference Human Rights and Democracy
open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/18/world-news/chinese-dissident-hails-conviction-of-s…

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9 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Yan, 61, was harassed and followed by CCP agents when he ran in a Democratic primary campaign for Congress in Brooklyn in 2022.”
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While one web result mentions Yan Xiong stating he was a target of Chinese spying during his 2022 campaign, the other provided search results for this claim are irrelevant (discussing other candidates or unrelated rallies). There is not enough independent corroboration to reach 'corroborated' status.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 3 — People rallied outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, to demand freedom for Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and First Combatant Cilia Flores. They were kidnapped …
https://orinocotribune.com/sat-noon-nt-brooklyn-rally-demand…
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web search NEUTRAL — Candidates running for Congress submitted pre-primary campaign finance reports to Federal Election Commission U.S. Rep. Janelle Bynum, a Clackamas County Democrat, raised and spent more money in the m…
https://bendbulletin.com/2026/05/11/oregons-republican-chall…
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web search NEUTRAL — cosponsorActivityDateStr:2022-09-13 AND chamber:Senate.
https://www.congress.gov/member/roger-marshall/M001198
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“Chinese government agents tried to disrupt the campaign, and even attempted to set him up with a prostitute to smear his name, according to court documents.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia and court search landing pages. No specific court documents or reports mentioning a prostitute setup were found in the provided evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — A court is an institution, often a government entity, with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and administer justice in civil, criminal, and administrative matters in accordanc…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Court
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web search NEUTRAL — For TIPS on navigating Search ARCourts, Click Here. If you experience problems with opening documents on your device, Click Here for troubleshooting the Safari settings to allow pop-ups. Search by...
https://caseinfo.arcourts.gov/opad
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web search NEUTRAL — Required Acknowledgment for Minnesota Court Records Online ("MCRO") Users must read and accept the following Terms and Conditions before using the MCRO application to access Minnesota district court r…
https://publicaccess.courts.state.mn.us/CaseSearch/
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“Last week, Chinatown community leader “Harry” Lu Jianwang was convicted after evidence revealed his dealings with China’s Ministry of Public Security”
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Multiple independent sources (NY Post, NBC, and other news reports) confirm that Harry Lu Jianwang was convicted of acting as an illegal foreign agent for China's Ministry of Public Security.
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web search NEUTRAL — Lu Jianwang, a U.S. citizen also known as “Harry Lu,” opened the station in lower Manhattan in 2022 on behalf of China’s Ministry of Public Security . The MPS is China’s primary domestic law enforceme…
https://www.aol.com/articles/nyc-man-convicted-running-secre…
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web search NEUTRAL — Lu Jianwang, 64, was also convicted of obstructing justice by deleting text messages that U.S. prosecutors said included orders from Beijing to silence, harass and intimidate pro-democracy dissidents.…
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/convi…
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web search NEUTRAL — “Harry” Lu Jianwang leaving Brooklyn Federal Court after being convicted of acting as an illegal foreign agent for China on May 13, 2026. Kevin C. Downs for NY Post.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/13/us-news/boss-of-nycs-secret-ch…
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“which ordered him to hang a banner inside the glass building his nonprofit owns in Lower Manhattan proudly announcing that the site was a “Police Overseas Service Station” for China’s Fujian province.”
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Evidence from the NY Post and other reports confirms the existence of a 'Fuzhou Police Overseas Service Station' banner at the building in question, linked to the Ministry of Public Security's activities.
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web search NEUTRAL — China, [h] officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), [i] is a country in East Asia. It is the second-most populous country after India, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, representing 17%…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · China, the largest of all Asian countries, occupies nearly the entire East Asian landmass and covers approximately one-fourteenth of the land area of Earth, making it almost as large as t…
https://www.britannica.com/place/China
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Reuters.com is your online source for the latest China news stories and current events, ensuring our readers up to date with any breaking news developments
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/
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“He now faces up to 10 years in prison for acting as an illegal foreign agent of China.”
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Two independent sources (The Daily Caller and Vision Times) specifically state that the charge of acting as an illegal foreign agent carries a maximum sentence of 10 years.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jianwang faces up to 10 years behind bars for acting as an illegal foreign agent and up to 20 years in prison for obstruction of justice. He is out on bail ahead of sentencing, according to the AP.
https://dailycaller.com/2026/05/14/lu-jianwang-convicted-run…
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web search NEUTRAL — The charge of illegally acting as a foreign government agent carries a maximum sentence of 10 years, while obstruction of justice carries up to 20 years. Final sentencing will be determined by the jud…
https://www.visiontimes.com/2026/05/14/former-new-york-chang…
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web search NEUTRAL — Lu Jianwang (Harry Lu) was convicted of acting as an illegal foreign agent for China and obstructing an investigation.
https://asamnews.com/2026/05/14/lu-jianwang-convicted-of-spy…
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“The Post first revealed the police station, located on the 4th floor of 107 East Broadway run by the America ChangLe Association, a nonprofit that owns the building.”
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Multiple sources confirm the police station was located at 107 East Broadway and operated under the America ChangLe Association, and that the NY Post first revealed it.
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web search NEUTRAL — Exterior of 107 East Broadway, a nondescript Manhattan office building. 7. The Chinatown building where Lu ran the secret police station. U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of NY. Blue banne…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/13/us-news/boss-of-nycs-secret-ch…
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web search NEUTRAL — These stations are also not standalone facilities but instead are located in businesses or residential neighborhoods. Others operate out of overseas associations, like the America Changle Association …
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/chinas-overseas-police-st…
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web search NEUTRAL — In Chinatown, the police station was functioning under the auspices of the America ChangLe Association NY Inc., which owns the premises located at 107 East Broadway, as reported by The Post in October…
https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/us/six-more-chinese…
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“Yan arrived in the US as a political refugee in 1992 after helping organize student protests in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square three years earlier.”
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An Audible transcript explicitly identifies Yan Xiong as having received political asylum in the US after escaping to Hong Kong following the Tiananmen Square protests, and mentions his history as a student leader.
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web search NEUTRAL — Yan Xiong: Yes. After his release, Xiong escaped to Hong Kong before receiving political asylum in the United States. In the 35 years since Tiananmen Square, he became a U.S. citizen, had eight Americ…
https://www.audible.com/blog/in-the-room-with-peter-bergen-t…
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web search NEUTRAL — A look at the sequence of events which unfolded on June 4, 1989 in Tiananmen Square as Chinese college students raised their voices for freedom.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vnLNLZfHZc
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web search NEUTRAL — In the spring of 1989, a train heaving with students arrived in Beijing. Its carriages were so packed that occupants had crammed themselves into luggage compartments and under seats.
https://www.ft.com/content/5308cd9f-037e-4524-a6d8-7388b3514…
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“As one of the leaders of the pro-democracy protestors he went to prison for 19 months in China.”
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While sources confirm Yan Xiong was a student leader at Tiananmen Square, the specific detail of serving '19 months' in prison is not explicitly corroborated across multiple independent sources in the provided evidence, though his status as a former prisoner/refugee is noted.
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web search NEUTRAL — Yan Xiong, a student leader at Tiananmen Square, said he knew he was a target of Chinese spying during his aborted campaign for Congress in 2022. Stephen Yang. A lone protestor confronts tanks in Tian…
https://nypost.com/2024/08/26/us-news/queens-man-accused-of-…
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web search NEUTRAL — A former student leader of China's Tiananmen Square protests is now appealing to President Xi Jinping for permission to come home to visit his dying mother, who may only have days left. Xiong Yan has …
https://www.voanews.com/a/former-chinese-protester-seeking-e…
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web search NEUTRAL — Pro-democracy protesters gather as riot police attempt to clear a demonstration site near the officer of the Chief Executive in Hong Kong, December 1, 2014.
https://www.cfr.org/backgrounders/hong-kong-freedoms-democra…
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“There are more than 100 such police stations, masquerading as community centers, in cities around the world, according to reports.”
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No evidence was provided for this claim in the search results.
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