June 8, 2017

"On June 5, the Global Times (Chinese edition) published an article by myself on the phenomenon of 'Sinophobic' fear-mongering in the Australian media and popular discourse in light of the Four Corners/Fairfax report on Chinese influence in Australia.

That report claimed to uncover 'how China's Communist Party is secretly infiltrating Australia' by 'tracking the activities of Beijing-backed organizations and the efforts made to intimidate opponents of the Chinese Communist party.'

The argument is made that China acts to control Chinese language media in Australia, bullies those that dare to dissent into compliance or silence through surveillance operations disguised as student associations, and influences Australian politics and foreign policy through donations that come with allegedly pro-Chinese agendas."

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http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1050738.shtml