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© (Thomson Reuters 2020.Australia charges first person under foreign interference law
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY©2022 GPlusMedia Inc.
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BigYen
The Australian newspaper is reporting the man's name and that he has ties with the CCP.
Aly Rustom
Gee. I wonder why. SMEH
garymalmgren
If I were an Australian in China I would be looking over my shoulder from now on.
gary
englisc aspyrgend
If I were an Australian in China, I wouldn’t be in China!
After the kerfuffle with Australian journalists I would have read the tea leaves, packed up my camel and departed forth with.
It is about time the test of the Democratic worked took a leaf out of Australia’s book and made it a crime. Also persistent diplomatic “wolf warrior” offenders should be declared persona non grata.
David Varnes
I'm gonna therefore say he's working on behalf of....
Moldavia. Or perhaps Guyana.
Ego Sum Lux Mundi
Knew this was concerning the Chinese about 0.3 seconds into reading the headline
kyronstavic
Didn't even read past the headline and figured this would be the case!
englisc aspyrgend
Bother, test = rest!
1glenn
It is good to see Australia defending its sovereignty. Looking forward to that happening again over here in the States, after the next inauguration.
englisc aspyrgend
Worked = world!
TARA TAN KITAOKA
So must CHINA.
Toasted Heretic
Might be an idea to look into US influence/spies as well.
(obvs. not all US and Chinese in Oz)
JCosplay
@englisc aspyrgend
Sure, assuming of course you had that as a realistic option. Lotta people are over there for either business or diplomatic reasons. Not exactly all that easy to be able to back out of those.
BigYen
Certainly China looms as an unbackable favourite as soon as one sees the headline, but always good to get the imprimatur of truth from one of Australia's most intelligent if frequently ideologically misguided media outlets.
The nature of "the act" - now that'll be interesting.
JCosplay
@Ego Sum Lux Mundi
yeah, not much of a surprise considering that the relationship between China and Australia has really deteriorated as of late. With outright sanctions being done on the Chinese side as well.
IloveCoffee
Foreign Interference Law is something that China needs desperately. Not just to stop the Hong Kong separatist movement funded by America, but also to put an end to the overt interference in Chinese domestic affairs by foreign countries, in particular United States.