This is an extraordinary report. One has to admire the prompt and skillful handling of the challenges in both Beijing and Shanghai by the Australian diplomats on the scene and by their Ministry at home. 1/n
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I recall how unprepared Australia’s Shanghai Consulate was in the summer of 1989 when one of its nationals–a law firm associate of mine–was erroneously detained, post-June 4th, for a suspected drug violation. 2/n
When the Consul General called me to report the detention, I suggested consulting the Australia-China consular agreement. With some embarrassment, he told me that his office hadn’t yet found its copy! Australian officials were later embarrassed...3/n
...by their failure to successfully press the PRC to allow their diplomats to attend the secret portion of the trial of Australian national Stern Hu, Rio Tinto’s Shanghai representative. 4/5
Thorough advance research might have won the day. Every foreign mission in the PRC should be learning from the Australian experiences and this week’s impressive defense of foreign nationals. 5/5
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