Tag: Foreign interference

Alleged Chinese Agent to Stand Trial in Australia for Foreign Interference

A Melbourne-based Asian community leader who has been accused of planning foreign interference on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been committed to stand trial. The decision was made on July 28 by Melbourne magistrate Susan Wakeling who found enough circumstantial evidence for the case against Duong to go to trial. Wakeling also…


US State Department Offers $10 Million Reward for Info on Foreign Election Interference

News Analysis The U.S. Department of State has recently rolled out an incentive to reward individuals up to $10 million for providing any information on foreign inference in U.S. elections. In the past five decades, foreign election interference has been reported in the United States, such as in the 1968 presidential election. In the past…


Chinese Foreign Interference Suspect Allegedly Donated $37,000 to Australian Hospital to Gain Influence, Court Told

The first person to be charged under Australia’s ground-breaking foreign interference laws is in court defending allegations he was “preparing for a foreign interference offence.” Duong Di Sanh, a Melbourne-based Asian community leader, appeared in Melbourne Magistrates Court on May 17 after being under surveillance in a year-long investigation by the Australian Federal Police and…


Chinese Millionaire Quietly Expelled From Australia Over Foreign Interference: Report

A Melbourne-based millionaire was expelled from Australia allegedly over his involvement in Chinese intelligence work, according to recent reports. Zheng Jiefu, a property developer, is alleged to have been providing information to Chinese intelligence on the U.S.-based billionaire-in-exile Guo Wengui—linked to former Trump advisor Steve Bannon and who has a storied past with Zheng. According…


Senator Apologizes for Accusing Former MP Kenny Chiu of ‘Lying’ About Falling Prey to Disinformation Campaign

A Conservative senator has apologized to a former Conservative MP after accusing him of “lying” to another senator about a disinformation campaign that he says cost him his seat in the last election. “I would like to apologize to former MP Kenny Chiu, Senator Leo Housakos, and to all my colleagues here in the chamber…


Address Foreign Interference in ‘Meaningful Way’ or Lose Public Trust: Tory Senator

A Conservative senator says it’s time Canada tackles the issue of foreign interference in a “meaningful way,” for any effort contrary to that will only lead to the public losing trust in the country’s institutions. “Canada’s intelligence agencies have long been warning about this threat of malign foreign influence toward our democracy and our society,”…


Beijing Largest National Security Risk in University Research Sector: Aussie Senate Report

Australia’s taxpayer-funded university research sector has long been targeted by authoritarian regimes resulting in the transfer of sensitive research, with a new government report specifically identifying the Chinese regime as the largest, but not the only, culprit of foreign interference. In the report, the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) found several instances where…


Beijing as Largest National Security Risk in University Research Sector: Aussie Senate Report

Australia’s taxpayer-funded university research sector has long been targeted by authoritarian regimes resulting in the transfer of sensitive research, with a new government report specifically identifying the Chinese regime as the largest, but not the only, culprit of foreign interference. In the report, the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) found several instances where…


Tory Senator Introduces Motion to Establish Registry Countering Foreign Interference in Canada

A Conservative senator has introduced a motion to set up a registry for agents of foreign governments that he says is crucial for Canada’s national security. Introduced on Feb. 24, Sen. Leo Housakos said Bill S-237 is needed to combat the “growing threat” of foreign interference in the country. “It is critical that Canada takes…


Spying and Foreign Interference Supplant Terrorism as Australia’s Biggest Security Concern

Espionage and foreign interference have become a more serious threat to Australia than terrorism, the boss of the country’s spy agency, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), told a Senate estimates hearing on Feb. 14. This comes amid revelations that ASIO disrupted a plot by an agent, referred to as the “puppeteer,” acting on behalf…