Just imagine if the Australian Embassy tried to do the same "support" protest organising in Beijing? Tiananmen Square II? (Photo courtesy Getty images).
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Andrew Greene, for Australia’s government financed news agency ABC Online, reported on 20 November 2016. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-20/how-many-spies-does-china-have-in-australia/8041004:
“Chinese spies in Australia on the rise, former diplomat Chen Yonglin says”
“Chen Yonglin, the Chinese diplomat who sensationally quit his job [at the Chinese consulate in Sydney Australia, in 2005] more than a decade ago, has broken a lengthy silence to warn of a growing number of spies and agents working for Beijing in Australia.
Key points:
- Chen Yonglin successfully sought political asylum in Australia after resigning his diplomat role
- Warned more that 1,000 Chinese spies in Australia
- Says "majority of Chinese community representatives" work for [Chinese] Government
- In 2005, Mr Chen caused global headlines when he claimed China was operating a network of
"over 1,000 Chinese secret agents and informants in Australia".
The former diplomat, who now works as a businessman, [Chen] has warned the number of secretive Chinese operatives has steadily grown since he stopped working for China's foreign service.
"There should be some increase after over 10 years because China is now the wealthiest government in the world, they should have money, they should be [able] to afford raise a huge number of spies here," he told ABC News.
He stressed the increase was mainly in casual informants who provided crucial pieces of intelligence to Beijing.
Since successfully seeking political asylum in Australia, Mr Chen said he had become growingly concerned about Beijing's influence in his new home.
He believes that of particular concern is last year's decision to approve a 99-year lease of the Port of Darwin to Chinese-owned company Landbridge [presumably this will be a great job opening for Chinese Military Intelligence, performing under cover in Darwin. Great job :]
"I think it's very stupid. It's common sense that Darwin Port is strategically important and against the northern invasion," he said.
Mr Chen has also hit out at activists who have recently taken to the streets to show support for China's military expansion in the South China Sea.
"A majority of Chinese community representatives work for the Chinese Government," he said. ENDS
COMMENT
China’s Military Intelligence and also Civilian Intelligence personnel (eg. from the Ministry of State Security (MSS)) are doing an excellent job in Australia. This includes human intelligence (HUMINT) gathering utilising Chinese students, business people, journalists, diplomats and defence attaches and pro-China Australian citizens etc. China is also influencing Australian politics and compromising Federal politicians (who maybe can be bought remarkably cheaply?). Articles include:
- My On Line Opinionarticle of 5 May 2008 Embracing China involves risks for Australia about
possible Chinese intelligence involvement in Chinese student mobilisation in Australia. In it I give
some emphasis to Chen Yonglin's revelations about Chinese intelligence activities.
and
some emphasis to Chen Yonglin's revelations about Chinese intelligence activities.
and
- A major Sydney Morning Herald article of 7 May 2009, Defence 'rejected' minister spy link
concerns.
concerns.
Pete