The defence and intelligence community believes that attempts by the Chinese Communist Party to exert its influence in Australia pose a direct threat to our nation’s liberties and its sovereignty.
Key points:
- A joint Four Corners-Fairfax investigation reveals Beijing is active in Australia across an array of fronts
- The former Defence secretary and ASIO’s chief have both voiced concerns about foreign interference in Australia
- The interference campaign is especially active on university campuses and in the Chinese-language media in Australia
That fear has been confirmed by a five-month-long Four Corners-Fairfax investigation which shows Beijing is active across a vast array of fronts — from directing Chinese student associations, threatening Australian-based Chinese dissidents, seeking to influence academic inquiry, co-opting community groups and controlling most Chinese-language media…
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