australia-china relationship, chinese communist party, foreign interference

Editorial: This Is an Age of Fairbanks, Not McCarthyism

Op-ed by Yan Xia, the chief editor of Vision China Times, an independent Chinese language media outlet in Australia Since the Australian government’s efforts to prevent foreign interference began, two arguments have been deliberately exaggerated when it comes to discussions about the Australian-Chinese community: racial discrimination and McCarthyism. At a hearing in October last year, ...

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Australian Coat of Arms on Old Parliament House in Canberra, Australia

First Person Arrested Under Australia’s Foreign Interference Law

Australia has begun taking action to curb foreign interference in its country. Authorities recently arrested Liberal Party member Di Sanh Duong, also known as Sunny, under charges of “preparing for a foreign interference offense.” This is the first time that a person has been charged under the foreign interference law that was passed in 2018. ...

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The Sydney Opera House

U.S. Attorney General Calls China Biggest Election Interference Threat

William Barr, the U.S. Attorney General, has called China the biggest threat to the 2020 American elections. He believes that the Chinese threat even eclipses the danger posed by Russia, which is documented to have interfered in the previous election held in 2016. He was speaking in an interview with Fox News. China interfering in ...

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Chinese Spy Defects to Australia

Wang Liqiang, a man who claims to be a Chinese spy, has defected to Australia and revealed how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is derailing democracy in Hong Kong and meddling in Taiwan. He also gave Australian authorities information on Beijing’s attempts to infiltrate Australian politics. Chinese spy defects In April, Wang traveled to Australia ...

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Chinese spy Wang Liqiang.

China Bans Australian Politicians for Pro-Hong Kong, Pro-Uyghur Stance

China has banned two Australian politicians from entering the country — Senator James Paterson and Liberal MP Andrew Hastie. Both of them were due to visit Beijing as part of a study tour organized by the think tank China Matters. However, they were recently notified that their visas have been denied by the Chinese government. ...

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Andrew Hastie.