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submitted 7 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

Chinese police hunting international corruption targets were allowed into Australia by the federal police and subsequently escorted a woman back to China for trial, in a major breach of Chinese-Australian police protocols.

The revelations, contained in Monday night's Four Corners program about a former Chinese spy, prompted a sharp rebuke from federal politicians who are concerned the act may have undermined Australia's national security.

The Chinese police were permitted to enter Australia in 2019 to talk with a 59-year-old Chinese-born Australian resident.

The woman was targeted under a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) anti-corruption drive called Operation Fox Hunt, which relies on police from the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) to make arrests.

Her case is one of 283 cases documented by an international NGO, Safeguard Defenders, in its recent report, Chasing Fox Hunt.

While Fox Hunt is described by the CCP as targeting "economic criminals", human rights groups have said it is also used to silence dissidents and abduct people around the world.

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[-] randint@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 14 points 7 months ago

Kinda glad where I live there's absolutely no way our government would allow CCP police to reach me. (unless the CCP police goes undercover and kidnaps me)

[-] index@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 months ago
[-] AeonFelis@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago

If they talk about the USA - then yes. Not because the government loves its citizens and respects their rights - simply because it hates China.

[-] dumblederp@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

USA doesn't pay enough attention. A few CCP spies with a van and a blackjack could grab someone in USA 100% and you're deluded if you think otherwise.

[-] index@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 months ago

Still If there's someone they need in china they would probably trade you over

[-] nomous@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Depends, are we talking about Chinese nationals or immigrants? They a naturalized citizen? I remember some reports about Chinese people being harassed by Chinese police here in the U.S. just last year.

[-] randint@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Pretty sure there's no way my government would allow it. Sure, secretly kidnapping me might not be too difficult, but my government would never officially give permission to the CCP police to have a talk with me (as the Australian govt. did in this article). I live in Taiwan btw.

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