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The Spanish-based human rights organization Safeguard Defenders was pivotal in exposing these clandestine outposts, calling attentiveness to their roles in coercing Chinese nationals to return to China, often to face charged criminal offenses. Notably, it has been indicated that the Manhattan office had hosted visits from officials connected to the Chinese consulate in New York—an assertion that underscores the level of involvement by Chinese state representatives.