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| Australia's ex-spy chief warns about China influence |
| 2019-11-22 |
| [Aljazeera] China is trying to "take over" Australia's political system with an "insidious" and systematic campaign of espionage and influence-peddling, Canberra's ex-spymaster said in an interview published on Friday. Duncan Lewis, who resigned in September after five years at the head of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), said China could target anyone in political office, with the effect potentially not known for years to come. "Espionage and foreign interference is insidious. Its effects might not present for decades and by that time it's too late," Lewis was quoted as telling the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper in his first interview since leaving the office. "You wake up one day and find decisions made in our country that are not in the interests of our country," he said. Australia courts Vanuatu to tackle China's influence (2:45) "Not only in politics but also in the community or in business. It takes over, basically, pulling the strings from offshore," he added in the interview. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #2 "You wake up one day and find decisions made in our country that are not in the interests of our country," Yupp. And if you don't fight it tooth and nail the first time it happens, the country is maimed forever. |
| Posted by: Dron66046 2019-11-22 03:25 |
| #1 The 'blind sow and acorn' matrix. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2019-11-22 02:11 |