Two Australian journalists in China left China on Monday under the cover of diplomatic officials after taking refuge in the Australian Embassy in Beijing for several days, further escalating tensions between China and Australia, which are widely blamed on the Australian-led demand for an investigation into the origin of the new coronavirus.
He said: “2017, the year I was arrested, was the beginning of the bad relationship between China and Australia, and at that time, I was actually on the cusp of it, and the starting point was the Australian ABC investigative program “Four Corners of the Square”, which for the first time brought the infiltration of Chinese officials into Australia to an open platform for discussion. This program was the immediate starting point, and it has been out of control ever since, and Australia has become the starting point for the Western democracies’ reaction to the Chinese regime. The Australian government has passed two major laws against Chinese infiltration in Australia, which have been in force since November 2018, and have had a significant impact on the united front work. However, I think it’s also crucial that Australia was the first Western country to ban Huawei equipment, setting a precedent for a Western boycott of Huawei, which is perhaps what Beijing is most opposed to. Rumor has it that Xi Jinping once stated that Huawei could not be crossed, meaning that he would do anything to protect Huawei. Now that the emperor has issued such a directive, the wolves below are fully engaged, so the hostage diplomacy and the arrests of the Australians are designed to show Australia that they are fully capable of retaliating against Australia.”
He also said that despite the deteriorating political and diplomatic relations between Australia and China, and the unanimous opposition of both the ruling and opposition parties in Australia to Beijing, bilateral economic and trade activities have continued, and although China has imposed a boycott on Australian wine and other agricultural products, Beijing’s mineral imports to Australia have not been affected, indicating that the two sides are far more interdependent on each other in areas such as raw materials. Beyond the influence of bilateral politics. However, Australia is also looking for new exporters of raw materials in an attempt to move away from its dependence on China. However, he also said that, unfortunately, the Australian government’s policy to combat Beijing’s infiltration has not yet affected the cultural and educational sectors.
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