[dylan604]

Isn't a Chinese international office called a consulate? Why would it come across as strange that they would have them?

[michaelmrose]

They are accused and indeed 2 charged with running essentially outposts for the ccp gestapo to spy on citizens and former citizens living abroad and critics.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/what-are-chinas-allege...

Its not hysteria at all.