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Canada asks Australia for help as it faces backlash over China meddling
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is under fire over revelations Chinese diplomats and proxies allegedly tried to sway Canada’s last two federal elections.
- by Farrah Tomazin
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‘I might die or be murdered’: The province fearing it will be wiped out by Beijing
Inner Mongolians fear their home is the next Xinjiang, the Chinese province that has seen minorities facing re-education camps and round-the-clock surveillance.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
We’ve been getting cyber wrong for years, new book claims
In “cyber persistence theory”, winning hackers don’t dominate or coerce their enemies, as they would with military arms. They instead take the initiative and restructure the landscape.
- by Chris Zappone
Opinion
National security
There is a reason why the AFP won’t call out China
Intelligence identifies China as the state actor posing the gravest threat to Australia - but the country’s top cop can’t publicly say so.
- by Nick McKenzie
‘Worse than TikTok’: Calls for WeChat to be banned despite cost
Experts described the app as part of Beijing’s mass surveillance network, saying the regime uses it to spy on and influence Chinese communities globally.
- by Matthew Knott
All politics is local, especially when tracking China’s long international reach
China’s web of influence has expanded around the world, drawing in local councils, state governments and regional authorities – stretching from Wagga Wagga to Hamburg.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
TikTok banned from government devices amid security concerns
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said exceptions would only be granted on a case by case basis for the use of the Chinese-owned service.
- by Nick Bonyhady and Matthew Knott
TikTok to be banned from state government devices following federal move
Premier Daniel Andrews will join the federal government in banning the popular app from all government devices due to security concerns.
- by Marnie Vinall
Analysis
China relations
The friendly association Dan Andrews met in Beijing aims at ‘grassroots’ power play
It is called the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, but it has Beijing’s interests at heart.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
EU chief warns members not to fall into Australia’s trap with China
The European Commission’s head says the Chinese Communist Party is seeking to make the world – including Russia – dependent on China.
- by Latika Bourke
How TikTok went from a popular video app to a matter of national security
A looming ban on Australian government devices is just the beginning of TikTok’s woes, with calls mounting to ban the app or force it to sell to new owners.
- by Anthony Galloway and Matthew Knott