Hungary’s interior ministry claimed the deal would improve safety in tourist hotspots or during events that attract large numbers of spectators.
But the plan has drawn criticism from those concerned the agreement will be abused by communist China, which has a lengthy record of human rights abuses.
The patrols could be the first step to establishing secret police stations or used to intimidate the overseas Chinese community, they warned.
Lets them spy on Chinese nationals who are studying and working in the west
That’s also the big thing security experts are actually worried about when they talk about the threat posed by TikTok,
It’s not that it spies just on you, it’s that your instance is also spying on everyone around you. It’ll identify Chinese nationals in your proximity and start collecting data on what they’re up to, and if Beijing doesn’t like what they’re seeing, those police will pay them a visit, not to arrest them of course, just to let them know how disappointed their families will be in them…from inside the reeducation camp.
Does Hungary have a lot of Chinese expats?
If the number is more than 1, then according the Beijing, yes.
Also Hungary is close enough to everyone else that the occasional espionage agent can slip into the rest of Europe more easily