outpost

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The F.B.I. charged two men with running a Chinese police outpost in New York City, one of more than 100 such outposts around the globe.

From New York Times

Las Campanas is an outpost of the Carnegie Observatories, based in Pasadena, Calif., which in turn is owned by the Carnegie Institution for Science, based in Washington.

From New York Times

U.S. federal agents arrested two men in New York City on charges of conspiring to act as agents of China in connection with a secret police outpost in Chinatown.

From New York Times

American federal agents arrested two men in New York City on Monday for conspiring to act as agents of China in connection with a police outpost in Manhattan’s Chinatown.

From New York Times

Though China is believed to be operating secretive police outposts in countries around the globe, Justice Department officials said these arrests were the first of their kind anywhere in the world.

From Seattle Times