Chinese academic Chen Hong falls foul of Australia, but insists he is an ‘Australianist’
A decision by Australia’s national security agency to cancel the visas of two Chinese academics has embroiled the nations in a bitter diplomatic fight
14 September 2020 - 13:24
Sydney — A Chinese scholar banned from Australia on security grounds says he has become critical of Canberra in recent years but is no security risk, adding his biggest contribution to a WeChat group at the centre of a security investigation was usually an emoji.
A decision by Australia’s national security agency to cancel the visas of two Chinese academics of Australian literature has embroiled Canberra’s oldest soft power programme in China in a bitter diplomatic dispute...
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