Australian MPs Denounce Media and Mining Billionaires’ Support for China Amid Diplomatic Tensions

Australian MPs Denounce Media and Mining Billionaires’ Support for China Amid Diplomatic Tensions
Executive chairman of Australia's Seven Group Holdings, Kerry Stokes, Sydney, Australia on August 5, 2014. WIlliam West/AFP via Getty Images
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Media mogul Kerry Stokes is the second Australian billionaire with significant business interests in China to call on the Australian government to backdown on criticism of the Chinese regime amid the CCP virus pandemic.

On April 30, Stokes used the West Australian newspaper, owned by his Seven West Media company, to echo the Chinese ambassador’s warning to Australia about the economic consequences of the prime minister pushing for an investigation into the origin and mishandling of the outbreak of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as novel coronavirus.