Canada Has Taken ‘Very Few Steps’ in the Year Since Release of Chinese Secret Police Station Report: Analyst

A building in a business park in Markham, Ont., is seen on Oct. 31, 2022, one of three locations in the Greater Toronto Area identified by Spain-based human rights group Safeguard Defenders as being among the sites of at least 53 unofficial police stations allegedly run by police bureaus in China. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is investigating "reports of criminal activity" related to these unofficial police stations. The Canadian Press/Cole Burston

A China analyst who co-wrote a report exposing China’s secret police stations worldwide says Canada has taken limited action to protect affected communities targeted by Beijing in the year after the report was published.

“Canada has taken very few steps in establishing a system for affected communities to safely and easily reach out to law enforcement,” said Peter Dahlin, director of Safeguard Defenders and co-author of its 2022 report.