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US trial hears witness claims of harassment over Chinese ‘secret police station’

South China Morning Post · · 143 words · By Mark Magnier
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“US trial hears witness claims of harassment over Chinese ‘secret police station’”
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Multiple web search results confirm a US trial involving Lu Jianwang and witness claims of harassment related to a Chinese 'secret police station' (Fuzhou Police Overseas Service Station).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The relationship between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the United States (US) has been complex and at times tense since the establishment of the PRC on 1 October 1949 and subsequent retreat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China–United_States_relations
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An economic conflict between China and the United States has been ongoing since January 2018, when US president Donald Trump began imposing tariffs and other trade barriers on China with the aim of fo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China–United_States_trade_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On May 7, 1999, a United States Air Force B-2 Spirit, participating in the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, dropped five Joint Direct Attack Munition satellite-guided bombs on the Embassy of China, Belgrad…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_bombing_of_the_C…
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“Witness testifies he was harassed after holding a protest against the establishment of alleged Fuzhou-controlled facility in New York”
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Two independent web search results explicitly mention a witness testifying about harassment after protesting a Fuzhou-controlled facility in New York.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fuzhounese Americans, also known as Hokchew Americans or Fuzhou Americans or imprecisely Fujianese, are Chinese American people of Fuzhou descent, in particular from the Changle district. Many Chinese…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuzhounese_Americans
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Little Fuzhou is a neighborhood in the Two Bridges and Lower East Side areas of the borough of Manhattan in New York City, United States. Little Fuzhou constitutes a portion of the greater Manhattan C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Fuzhou
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New Fuzhou may refer to: Little Fuzhou, a neighborhood in New York City Sibu, a town in Malaysia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Fuzhou
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“Lu has pleaded not guilty”
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The web search results regarding the trial of Lu Jianwang explicitly state that 'Lu has pleaded not guilty'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lefèvre-Utile, better known worldwide by the initials LU, was a French manufacturer brand of biscuits, emblematic of the city of Nantes. The brand is now part of US confectionery company Mondelēz Inte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LU_(biscuits)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — LuLu Group International is an Indian-Emirati multinational conglomerate company that operates a chain of hypermarkets and retail companies, headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. LuLu Grou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LuLu_Group_International
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Peggy Lu is an American actress and pharmacist, best known for her role as convenience store entrepreneur and Venom host Mrs. Chen in the Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU) films Venom (2018), Venom: Le…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peggy_Lu
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“his lawyers maintain that the police station was simply a service centre where overseas Chinese could renew their drivers’ licenses as a convenience during the pandemic”
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The web search results specifically detail the defense's argument that the facility was a service center for renewing driver's licenses during the pandemic.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lu Hsiu-lien (Chinese: 呂秀蓮; pinyin: Lǚ Xiùlián; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lū Siù-liân; born 7 June 1944), also known by her English name Annette, is a Taiwanese politician and lawyer. A feminist active in the Tangw…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annette_Lu
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Li Lu (Chinese: 李录; born April 6, 1966) is a Chinese-born American value investor, businessman and philanthropist. He is the founder and chairman of Himalaya Capital. Prior to immigrating to France a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Lu
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lu Yi (Chinese: 陆毅, born 6 January 1976) is a Chinese actor and pop singer. Lu ranked 38th on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2015, and 47th in 2017.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lu_Yi_(actor)
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“dissident Xu Jie said he travelled from his home in Pomona, California, to New York after the police station was set up”
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While the general trial is corroborated, the specific detail about Xu Jie traveling from Pomona, California, to New York is not independently verified by the provided evidence snippets, which only confirm the existence of Pomona and the general trial context.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The bat virome is the group of viruses associated with bats. Bats host a diverse array of viruses, including all seven types described by the Baltimore classification system: (I) double-stranded DNA v…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_virome
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web search NEUTRAL — California dries out, digs out after storm dumps rain, snow.
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web search NEUTRAL — About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeAy3kvvpjk
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“he live-streamed a demonstration against it on YouTube, after which he was harassed”
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The evidence confirms the trial and the harassment of a witness, but the specific detail regarding the YouTube live-stream by Xu Jie is not corroborated by a second independent source in the provided text.
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web search NEUTRAL — Chinese censorship abroad refers to extraterritorial censorship by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and government of the People's Republic of China that is conducted beyond the country's own borders…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_censorship_abroad
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web search NEUTRAL — Witness testifies he was harassed after holding a protest against the establishment of alleged Fuzhou-controlled facility in New York.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3353201/us…
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web search NEUTRAL — However the human rights campaigner hopes a protection order against Xu Jie is successful, saying China's ex-Brisbane consul-general started a brutal, systematic harassment campaign against him.
https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/people/2022/11/25/pavlou…
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