Australian authorities are investigating claims that a Chinese espionage ring tried to install an agent for Beijing in a seat in Federal Parliament.
A Chinese spy has risked his life to defect to Australia and is now offering a trove of unprecedented inside intelligence on how China conducts its interference operations abroad.
And the harassment of journo John Garnault
And all the alleged involvement with our universities and Chinese students.
Is all this the tip of the iceberg? How far does it go?
China tried to plant its candidate in Federal Parliament, authorities believe
Bo "Nick" Zhao was in trouble financially when he said he was approached with a million-dollar offer to become China's man in federal Parliament.
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The revelations emerged amid the defection to Australia of a man claiming to be a Chinese spy. Wang Liqiang, who says he was an intelligence operative, claimed the Chinese government used front companies and influence campaigns to infiltrate Hong Kong’s independence movement, organise kidnappings and assaults on democracy activists and interfered in Taiwan’s elections.
A Chinese spy has risked his life to defect to Australia and is now offering a trove of unprecedented inside intelligence on how China conducts its interference operations abroad.
Defecting Chinese spy offers information trove to Australian government
Wang “William” Liqiang is the first Chinese operative to ever blow his cover and he has taken his story to ASIO.
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And the harassment of journo John Garnault
Power and Paranoia: Why the Chinese government aggressively pushes beyond its borders
The Chinese government’s covert operations in Australia are considerable. Can Australia push back without economic consequences?
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And all the alleged involvement with our universities and Chinese students.
Is all this the tip of the iceberg? How far does it go?