Man Accused of Running Chinese Police Station in NYC Admits Working for CCP, Prosecutors Say

Lu Jianwang is on trial, accused of acting as an agent of China in operating an overseas Chinese police station in New York City.

Lu Jianwang, accused of operating a secret police station for the Chinese regime in the New York City borough of Manhattan's Chinatown, appears for his trial at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York in Brooklyn borough, New York City, on May 6, 2026. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times

NEW YORK CITY—A Chinese-American who allegedly operated an overseas Chinese police station in New York City admitted to opening the police station and to his link to Chinese state security in interviews with the FBI in the fall of 2022, Assistant United States Attorney Lindsey Oken said in opening statements at his trial Wednesday.

Lu Jianwan, 64, an American citizen, also known as Harry Lu and the former head of the American ChangLe Association, admitted he had a handler in China’s main security and law enforcement organization, the Ministry of Public Security (MPS), in interviews with the FBI in October and December of 2022, prosecutors said.