The below article was published by Radio Free Asia, photo credit: AFP file photo
Officials of the Australian intelligence agencies have recently openly pointed out that some Australian politicians have been manipulated by China, which has once again made the issue of China’s infiltration of Australia the focus of public opinion. At the same time, East Turkestan-in-exile government officials, whom the Chinese government considers a separatist force in Xinjiang, have publicly pointed out that the Uyghur community in Australia is a target of infiltration and intimidation by the Chinese government.
Mamtimin Ala, the president of the East Turkistan government-in-exile who is currently living in Sydney, told this station that even Uyghurs in Australia are still threatened by Chinese spies. “The biggest threat to Australia’s Uyghur community is the infiltration of Chinese spies,” he said. ”
Mamtimin Ala mentioned that Uyghurs in Australia are subject to intimidation in addition to being under Chinese surveillance. “The CCP is using overseas Uyghur family members as hostages in China, and if overseas Uyghurs do not cooperate with the CCP’s instructions, their families in China will suffer,” he said. ”
Maitimin Ala also mentioned that according to the leak of the “Shanghai Public Security Database” in 2021, thousands of Uyghurs are treated as “terrorist” suspects by China, and some people living in Australia are monitored by the CCP.
Maitimin Ala pointed out that Canberra should not hide from the public about the activities of Chinese spies in Australia that the Canberra authorities know. “There should be an education on the scale of Chinese spies in Australia and incentives to report suspicious activity,” he said. Most importantly, the Australian government must be open and transparent about the Chinese threat. ”
Hugh Brigit, who previously worked as an intelligence analyst officer at the Australian Signal Directorate and the Defence Intelligence Organisation, is currently the Director of Strategic Analysis AustraliaMichael Shoebridge pointed out to this station that as the problem of politicians being manipulated by Chinese spies has been exposed, it reflects that there is a gap in Australia for Chinese spies to take advantage of. “There are several former politicians in Australia who have obviously received money from Chinese state-owned companies,” he said. They have publicly made positive remarks about the Chinese government, and the content of those remarks is consistent with the statements that the Chinese government openly supports, and is consistent with the caliber of Chinese political propaganda. ”
Hugh Briggie also warned that what makes the problem even more serious is that in order to maintain stable relations between Australia and China, it is difficult for the Canberra authorities to take appropriate measures when dealing with the problem of Chinese spy infiltration. “The Australian government has not yet charged him with what he said – the man who manipulated Australian politicians to betray the country – suspected Chinese spies,” he said. If the prosecutor files an indictment and reveals the facts, I am afraid that it will cause a stable break in Australia-China relations. ”
Mamtimin Ala reminded that Australia would be misjudging the situation if it thought that tolerating Chinese espionage would bring stability to Australia-China relations. He believes that the Canberra authorities need to face up to the nature of the CCP and support the Uyghur community in Australia. “It is imperative for the Australian government to identify the crisis that the CCP has created against the Uyghurs as genocide in the light of other countries,” he said. If you can’t do that, it’s all empty talk. ”
Mamtimin Ala stressed that Australia should protect itself from CCP spies. “The point is, if Australia can’t help itself in the face of a Chinese threat, it won’t be able to protect anyone here,” he said. ”
Mamtimin Ala also reminded the Canberra authorities to face up to the threat posed by the CCP to the Uyghur community in Australia. He suggested that Australia should push for the legislation of the Uyghur Policy Act, so that Canberra can counter the CCP’s genocide in accordance with the law.