Caught in the act?

[guyfriday]

So, now that this Chinese Spy story out of New York is in the open, it should be pointed that within a week more busts of high-powered plays got nabbed. Thats why I'm posting this. (it's an opinion piece for very good reasons)
NYPD cracks down on The Post, free press amid Edward Caban scandal (nypost.com)

Fights between journalists and the powerful are so commonplace they’re rarely worth remarking upon — there are always going to be stories officials don’t want us reporting, and we’ll try our best to do them anyway.
 
But it’s worth informing Post readers about what’s happening at the NYPD, which under Commissioner Edward Caban has become hostile to any transparency.
 
First, the police department banished reporters to a trailer outside of NYPD headquarters. Less chance pesky journalists covered anything other than the “official” narrative.
 
All inquiries, they decreed, must come in writing and go to one press office — questions they’ve been regularly ignoring.

Ok so why am I posting this in a Chinese Spy thread, look at how the NYPD higher ups are handling this:

Then, on Thursday, the bureau chiefs of both The Post and The New York Times were banished from the trailer. The sin of our reporter, Tina Moore? She reached out to the Police Benevolent Association about doing a feature related to the upcoming anniversary of 9/11.
 
After The Post complained, Moore was allowed to return, but given a lecture on what she did “wrong” — that is, try to speak to anyone on the force without the NYPD’s permission.
 
That’s a ridiculous rule on its face, but even more so when it comes to the PBA. That’s a union that the NYPD does not control. If the PBA wants to cooperate, it is up to them.
 
Of course, the increasingly authoritarian press office of the NYPD does not see it this way. They do not consider themselves taxpayer-funded servants of the people of Gotham, they are thin-skinned propagandists who spend their days lashing out at reporters on X.

This style of information is exactly how China controls the narrative for every public issue that might embarrass the country, and now we see that exact style of control being used in New York City right after a Chinese Spy was nabbed.

Some additional stories for extra context:
Exclusive | NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban's twin brother is ex-cop with checkered past that's being eyed by feds as alleged 'fixer' for NYC hotspots: sources (nypost.com)
Again the issue here isn't what or who but rather that it happened so soon after the Chinese Spy grab.
NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban faces calls for ouster after feds shockingly raid his home (nypost.com)
This was the first story that broke after the Spy grab.

So it's not just a single state issue with Chinese influence or tactics getting used against the public of many countries (like in the opening posts about the UK)