A trial has begun in New York against Lu Jianwang, a US citizen of Chinese descent, accused of operating an unauthorized Chinese police station in Manhattan. Prosecutors allege the station was used to monitor and harass overseas Chinese citizens on behalf of China's Ministry of Public Security. Lu's defense claims the location was merely a community center, and he has pleaded not guilty to charges including acting as an unauthorized agent of China and obstruction of justice. AI
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RANK_REASON Trial opens for an alleged covert police station operated by a foreign government on US soil. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.0]
