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Beijing Alleged to Have Interfered With Australian Senate Inquiry

Beijing Alleged to Have Interfered With Australian Senate Inquiry
The flag pole of the Australian Parliament is seen behind the roof of the Chinese Embassy in Canberra, on Sept. 17, 2021. AAP Image/Lukas Coch
Victoria Kelly-Clark
Victoria Kelly-Clark
8/3/2023|Updated: 8/9/2023
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The regime in Beijing has been accused of attempting to interfere with an Australian Senate inquiry looking into foreign interference through social media.

Sen. James Paterson, who chairs the Senate’s Select Committee on Foreign Interference through Social Media, has criticised the Chinese Embassy in Australia, which he says made representations to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) about WeChat, a Chinese-language social media platform currently under scrutiny by the committee.

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Victoria Kelly-Clark is an Australian based reporter who focuses on national politics and the geopolitical environment in the Asia-pacific region, the Middle East and Central Asia.
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