Top-secret report uncovers high-level Chinese interference in Australian politics.

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Top-secret report uncovers high-level Chinese interference in Australian politics
By Chris Uhlmann • Nine Network Political Editor
6:21pm May 28, 2018






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A top-secret Government report has uncovered a decade-long attempt by the Chinese Communist Party to compromise Australia's major political parties.

9NEWS has confirmed the report says the CCP's operations are aimed at all levels of government and designed to gain access and influence over policy making.

Malcolm Turnbull commissioned the joint investigation in August 2016, combining the resources of domestic spy agency, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), and the department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.

The departmental effort was led by one of the Prime Minister's former advisers, John Garnaut.

Mr Turnbull had seen enough of what the investigation had turned up by May 2017 to order the Attorney General to significantly toughen Australia's laws on espionage and foreign interference.


Efforts to intervene in Australia's politics have become increasingly brazen under President Xi Jinping, according to former advisor to the PM, John Garnaut. Picture: AAP
It is those proposed laws – and the commentary around them – that have been a major factor in the recent chill in the relationship between Australia and China.

The Prime Minister referred to the existence of the secret report when he tabled the foreign interference bills in December.

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"The findings of the report are necessarily classified," Mr Turnbull said.

"But I can say the reasons for initiating this work were justified and the outcomes have galvanised us to take action.

"I'm introducing legislation to counter the threat of foreign states exerting improper influence over our system of government and our political landscape."


In March, John Garnaut told the powerful US House Armed Services Committee that the Chinese Communist Party worked subtly by offering privileged access, building personal relationships and rewarding those who delivered. Picture: 9NEWS
Mr Turnbull has not named China as being the country of most concern to Australia but the secret report does.

Mr Garnaut has left the public service and is now running a consultancy firm, JG Global, and in March he appeared before the powerful US House Armed Services Committee. His evidence focused on China and this testimony suggested his work on the report was global in its scope.

"Under the uncompromising leadership of President Xi Jinping, China's activities have become too brazen and aggressive to ignore," Mr Garnaut said.

"A re-evaluation is taking place in half-a-dozen established democracies around the world, including Australia and the United States. Many more are entering the conversation."

He said the Chinese Communist Party worked subtly by offering privileged access, building personal relationships and rewarding those who delivered. He did not refer to his secret report but noted the scope of the Chinse influence operations had appeared in media reports around the world.


"We know that this is happening in our universities, in business communities, in ethnic Chinese communities, in media and entertainment and in politics and government.”

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He said the Communist Party's systems were was so alien to Western eyes that "we have been having trouble seeing them let alone responding”.

"The party has been 'winning without fighting', to borrow some of its terminology," he said.

The existence of the secret report and the involvement of Mr Garnaut as one of its authors sheds light on what motivated the chair of Parliament's intelligence committee to make a dramatic public declaration last week.

Andrew Hastie used the cover of Parliamentary privilege to name a major Chinese Australian political donor, Dr Chau Chak Wing, in connection with a long-running United Nations bribery scandal.

Dr Chau has never been charged with any offence and he vigorously denies all the allegations.


Dr Chau Chak Wing has denied any involvement in the UN bribery scandal. Picture: AAP
Mr Hastie said he was moved to speak out because he believed that defamation actions were hampering the reporting.

"Defamation cases can have a chilling effect on our free press," Mr Hastie said.

Dr Chau has two defamation actions afoot and one names Fairfax Media as a respondent for articles written by Mr Garnaut, when he was that company's Asia Pacific Editor.

Mr Garnaut was contacted for comment but referred the inquiry on to his lawyer.

© Nine Digital Pty Ltd 2018
 

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Everybody should know that china will always try to target wealthy nations with low population and comparatively low military power. This is the reason that to remain a NATO ally is compulsion for many countries.
The problem with wealthy nations is that they have already achieved their peak productivity, so to have further GDP growth is very difficult. This is where China takes advantage, as any investment and even paltry job creation there will gain favours from the political class there.
 

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The headline is incorrect.
Most probably Chinese are indulged in Corruption with the Aus government. So that they get access to policy making in regard to Australian market.
 

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Top-secret report uncovers high-level Chinese interference in Australian politics
By Chris Uhlmann • Nine Network Political Editor
6:21pm May 28, 2018






Chinese Communist Party interfering in Australian politics
1 / 21
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A top-secret Government report has uncovered a decade-long attempt by the Chinese Communist Party to compromise Australia's major political parties.

9NEWS has confirmed the report says the CCP's operations are aimed at all levels of government and designed to gain access and influence over policy making.

Malcolm Turnbull commissioned the joint investigation in August 2016, combining the resources of domestic spy agency, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), and the department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.

The departmental effort was led by one of the Prime Minister's former advisers, John Garnaut.

Mr Turnbull had seen enough of what the investigation had turned up by May 2017 to order the Attorney General to significantly toughen Australia's laws on espionage and foreign interference.


Efforts to intervene in Australia's politics have become increasingly brazen under President Xi Jinping, according to former advisor to the PM, John Garnaut. Picture: AAP
It is those proposed laws – and the commentary around them – that have been a major factor in the recent chill in the relationship between Australia and China.

The Prime Minister referred to the existence of the secret report when he tabled the foreign interference bills in December.

RELATED ARTICLES
"The findings of the report are necessarily classified," Mr Turnbull said.

"But I can say the reasons for initiating this work were justified and the outcomes have galvanised us to take action.

"I'm introducing legislation to counter the threat of foreign states exerting improper influence over our system of government and our political landscape."


In March, John Garnaut told the powerful US House Armed Services Committee that the Chinese Communist Party worked subtly by offering privileged access, building personal relationships and rewarding those who delivered. Picture: 9NEWS
Mr Turnbull has not named China as being the country of most concern to Australia but the secret report does.

Mr Garnaut has left the public service and is now running a consultancy firm, JG Global, and in March he appeared before the powerful US House Armed Services Committee. His evidence focused on China and this testimony suggested his work on the report was global in its scope.

"Under the uncompromising leadership of President Xi Jinping, China's activities have become too brazen and aggressive to ignore," Mr Garnaut said.

"A re-evaluation is taking place in half-a-dozen established democracies around the world, including Australia and the United States. Many more are entering the conversation."

He said the Chinese Communist Party worked subtly by offering privileged access, building personal relationships and rewarding those who delivered. He did not refer to his secret report but noted the scope of the Chinse influence operations had appeared in media reports around the world.


"We know that this is happening in our universities, in business communities, in ethnic Chinese communities, in media and entertainment and in politics and government.”

RELATED: Political donor Dr Chau Chak Wing behind 2015 UN bribery scandal, Andrew Hastie tells Parliament

He said the Communist Party's systems were was so alien to Western eyes that "we have been having trouble seeing them let alone responding”.

"The party has been 'winning without fighting', to borrow some of its terminology," he said.

The existence of the secret report and the involvement of Mr Garnaut as one of its authors sheds light on what motivated the chair of Parliament's intelligence committee to make a dramatic public declaration last week.

Andrew Hastie used the cover of Parliamentary privilege to name a major Chinese Australian political donor, Dr Chau Chak Wing, in connection with a long-running United Nations bribery scandal.

Dr Chau has never been charged with any offence and he vigorously denies all the allegations.


Dr Chau Chak Wing has denied any involvement in the UN bribery scandal. Picture: AAP
Mr Hastie said he was moved to speak out because he believed that defamation actions were hampering the reporting.

"Defamation cases can have a chilling effect on our free press," Mr Hastie said.

Dr Chau has two defamation actions afoot and one names Fairfax Media as a respondent for articles written by Mr Garnaut, when he was that company's Asia Pacific Editor.

Mr Garnaut was contacted for comment but referred the inquiry on to his lawyer.

© Nine Digital Pty Ltd 2018
Top secret?

The Chinese have been buying businesses in Australia like there's no tomorrow. In a documentary about wines, the Australian vineyard owner was saying that a Chinese tourist came to visit his farm and asked him "how much?" and he told him "200$" and the Chinese says "noo..noo..you no understand..how much for the whole farm?".

The Chinese have been consciously sending their kids to Australian colleges; They are living there, starting businesses, buying houses and turning it into a settlement colony. Some of them even look at you as if you are the outsider in their backyard.

'NATO democracies' is a trope for the White Christian diaspora. Every time Asians start outdoing them, this clique starts sweating and accusing Asians of using unfair means to reach there. This report is just the US trying to keep the flock together.
 

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The problem with wealthy nations is that they have already achieved their peak productivity, so to have further GDP growth is very difficult. This is where China takes advantage, as any investment and even paltry job creation there will gain favours from the political class there.
I am not talking about Economic advantage. Every country has a right to do same. However, china will always try to build pressure and annoy them It is a part of their long term strategy. China has border dispute with each and every neighboring country.
 

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