Thread by @Ayei_Eloheichem

Six Chinese citizens believed to have engaged in espionage or foreign interference in #Australia on behalf of the #CCP have either been denied re-entry into the country or have left after being questioned by intelligence agencies theaustralian.com.au/nation/politic…

Banned/fled after #ASIO questioning:

-Chinese scholar and media commentator Chen Hong
-Australian studies scholar Li Jianjun
-Australia bureau chief of China News Service Tao Shelan
-China Radio International’s Sydney bureau chief Li Dayong
- 2 other unidentified 'journalists'

"It is understood the four journalists were not spies inserted into Australia, posing as reporters, but journalists who had become engaged in espionage or foreign interference."

The case is reportedly linked to the #Moselmane raids. Those banned were involved in a “friendly chat group” with him.

The bans/questioning reportedly occurred in late June and July

Four Chinese “journalists” raided by #ASIO were part of a #Communist Party propaganda operation in Australia, ­influencing local Chinese-language media and reporting to #Beijing on members of the Australian-Chinese community. theaustralian.com.au/nation/politic…

One of them, former Sydney Xinhua bureau chief Yang Jingzhong, was not linked to the #Moselmane case.

Australia is trying to present the #CCP attempt to detain their journalists this week as specific retaliation for these ASIO raids... over a month ago.

Pathetic.

Australia slowly but surely beginning to crack down on #CCP activities.

@annikasmethurst breaks the story that Australian Federal Police raided apartments belonging to CCP embassy staff in May.