Photo Caption: Seoul, South Korea - January 12, 2017. The Samsung flag flies outside the company headquarters in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
[People News] Recently, large-scale protests have erupted across South Korea in response to electoral fraud during local elections, where a significant number of ballots were found discarded in trash bins. The South Korean public aims to reveal the truth through these protests and demand a re-election. During the protests, some citizens observed unusual behaviour among the South Korean police who were dispersing the crowds; certain individuals were highly suspected of being 'Chinese auxiliary police' due to their accents, aggressive demeanour, and masked appearances, with related videos circulating widely online.
Some South Korean netizens disclosed, 'A significant number of personnel from the Chinese Communist Party's Public Security Bureau have infiltrated the South Korean police force. They recruit these individuals under the pretext of exchange students or other means, and then suppress the South Korean public. One of the reasons for abolishing the mandatory auxiliary police system is to fill this gap with public security personnel.'
Additionally, a netizen named James Jseng confirmed on Facebook on June 6 that 'Chinese auxiliary police' indeed exist within South Korea. In his post, he noted that the South Korean National Police Agency has established 'Foreign Self-Discipline Prevention Teams' at the local level, primarily composed of Chinese nationals of North Korean descent (making up about 80% of the total). The first team was formed in 2009 in the Gireum-dong area of the Seoul Guro District, and it has been continuously expanding, with the South Korean police regularly issuing certificates of appreciation.
Interestingly, while this team is publicly acknowledged, the South Korean police have intentionally maintained a low profile in their external communications, often showcasing faces from Vietnam and Southeast Asia, with very few images of Chinese individuals. Many sightings of 'Chinese auxiliary police' come from passersby who capture and share them on social media. Why is this happening? What reasons do the South Korean authorities have for this secrecy?
If the existence of 'Chinese auxiliary police' is indeed accurate, what hidden truths are concealed behind it? This raises three critical questions:
The first question is: Why are 'Chinese auxiliary police' appearing on the streets of South Korea?
A few years ago, a report by the human rights organisation 'Safeguard Defenders', based in Madrid, Spain, revealed that the Chinese Communist Party's overseas secret police stations are established worldwide, with 102 stations in 53 countries. The CCP first set up these police stations abroad in 2016, which means it has been a decade since then, with the goal of 'capturing' CCP 'fugitives' or dissidents. In 2022, a minister from the Ministry of Public Security of the CCP claimed that in 2021, they had 'persuaded' 210,000 individuals to return to China.
In recent years, several governments have confirmed that certain actions taken by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) violate laws that prohibit foreign law enforcement personnel from operating within their borders. Countries such as the United States, Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, and France are currently investigating the illegal activities of CCP police stations on their soil, and some of these stations have already been shut down. In May of this year, a U.S. federal jury found Lu Jianwang, the former chairman of the New York Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association, guilty of 'acting as an agent of a foreign government without notification' and 'obstruction of justice' in connection with his illegal establishment of a police station in the U.S. under the direction of the Fuzhou Public Security Bureau of the CCP, which targeted Chinese dissidents.
In stark contrast to the illegal overseas police stations set up by the CCP in countries like the United States, the CCP auxiliary police in South Korea appear to have gained a relatively formal and public status, even donning South Korean police uniforms. Is this due to a secret agreement between the CCP police and South Korean authorities, or is there a clandestine arrangement between high-ranking officials of the CCP and South Korea to enlist CCP police to 'assist' in maintaining stability? What are the terms of such an agreement? There is undoubtedly more complexity behind this situation.
The second question is: why does the South Korean government seek assistance from CCP police in maintaining stability? What is the underlying purpose?
If the primary objective of the CCP in establishing overseas police stations is to target 'fugitives' or dissidents, and they are hesitant to openly wear the uniforms of the host country, then the actions of the South Korean authorities—relying on foreign police to ensure stability for their own citizens—are indeed baffling. This represents an infringement on the sovereignty of any nation; can the South Korean government truly be unaware of this? Does South Korea not have laws that prohibit foreign law enforcement personnel from operating within its territory?
Is it that no one in South Korea wants to become a police officer, leading to the need to hire from abroad? In reality, South Koreans are eager to become police officers and hold them in high regard. Being a police officer is one of the most competitive 'iron rice bowl' professions in South Korea. With job stability, excellent benefits, and social status, thousands of South Korean youths apply each year, but the acceptance rate is typically in the single digits, making the exams extremely challenging.
This raises an intriguing question: why are South Korean authorities hesitant to recruit more local youths as police officers, instead choosing to hire foreigners, particularly police from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)? Is this motivated by self-interest, or is there a political agenda at play?
Regarding the costs associated with the 'Chinese nationality auxiliary police' in South Korea, are most, or even all, of these expenses covered by the CCP or the South Korean government? I suspect it is likely the former. Additionally, the South Korean government's allowance for the CCP to send police to its territory, aside from aligning with the previously mentioned purpose of overseas police stations, may also stem from a possible agreement between pro-CCP factions in South Korea and the CCP. After all, how could a sovereign nation permit foreign police to 'impersonate' its own police in law enforcement?
The third question is: what are the implications of allowing 'Chinese nationality auxiliary police' to impersonate South Korean police in law enforcement?
The South Korean government's decision to permit 'Chinese nationality auxiliary police' to wear South Korean police uniforms while enforcing the law suggests that the CCP's infiltration into South Korea is much deeper than it appears. Is there a link between electoral fraud in South Korea and the CCP? If the CCP can sway South Korean elections and political dynamics, it would undoubtedly spell disaster for the South Korean public, and the consequences are clear.
The revelation of 'Chinese nationality auxiliary police' in South Korea during this fraudulent election is a significant development for the Korean public. It may help more Koreans recognise the extent of infiltration by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) into South Korea. If they wish to prevent the CCP from manipulating the political landscape in South Korea, the only option for Koreans is to drive out the influence of the CCP from their country.
(First published by the People News) △
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