CCP Believes Australian Government Can Be Bought

 
      Chen Yonglin: CCP Believes Australian Government Can Be Bought
      Jun 24, 2005


      Picture:Chen Yonglin at the press conference on June 22, 2005 (The Epoch 
            Times) 
      When Chen Yonglin, the former Chinese Communist Party (CCP) diplomat 
      seeking asylum in Australia, first announced his intention to defect, he 
      told the world about the close relationship between the CCP and the 
      Australian government, and stressed that the CCP operates a 1,000 person 
      spy network in Australia. Since then the media has been trying to follow 
      up on this sensitive topic, but Chen has remained silent. On June 22nd 
      Chen held a press conference during which he began to elaborate on his 
      knowledge of the dealings between the two governments. What follows are 
      excerpts of Chen speaking at the conference. 
      China Seeks To Make Australia Part of Its “Great Border Area” 
      “In February of 2005, Zhou Wenzhong, the Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign 
      Affairs, held a meeting at the Chinese Embassy in Australia with the 
      ambassadors and consuls general to Australia and New Zealand, and the 
      general consuls and the diplomats in charge of political affairs. I 
      accompanied Qiu Shaofang, the general consul of the Chinese consulate in 
      Sidney, to attend the meeting. 
      “The main purpose of the meeting was to implement the decision made during 
      the 10th Meeting of the Chinese Diplomats in Foreign Counties held in 
      mid-August of 2004, at the suggestion of Hu Jintao, the General Secretary 
      of the CCP, to make Australia part of the “Great Border Area” of China. 
      They asked each consulate to provide its point of view and suggestions for 
      the next step. 
      “During the meeting, Zhou Wenzhong shared information about the CCP 
      Central Government’s strategic planning toward Australia and the United 
      States, which is related to the close ties between these two countries. 
      The CCP wants to break through the military union of the two countries and 
      turn Australia into a second France. It hopes to shape Australia into a 
      country that dares to say “no” to the United States. 
      “China first started crafting its plan to reshape Australia when it 
      learned that Australia was planning to give up ties with Asia in favor of 
      stronger ties with the United States. At that time the free trade 
      negotiations between Australia and the United States were at a climax and 
      Australia had high hopes of being included in the North America Free Trade 
      Agreement (NAFTA). Meanwhile, Australia had a big court case pending with 
      Guangdong Province in China, concerning natural gas, which was making it 
      less and less popular with the Chinese government. 
      “In March of 2003 Tang Jaixuan, the Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs, 
      visited Australia and questioned the Australian government on certain 
      issues, including issues related to Falun Gong. On the day before Tang 
      Jiaxuan arrived in Canberra, Alexander Downer, the Australian Minister for 
      Foreign Affairs, signed an article banning Falun Gong practitioners from 
      setting up signs and banners or using loud speakers to protest in front of 
      the Chinese embassy. Since then Downer has continued to sign similar 
      articles every month, which has made Tang Jiaxuan very happy. 
      “That same year, China initiated the celebration of the 30-year 
      anniversary of the establishment of the relationship between China and 
      Australia. The Chinese government sent many groups to Australia to promote 
      Chinese culture and political ideology. 
      “In 2003 when Hu Jintao visited Australia he received unprecedented 
      treatment in Canberra. Bob Brown, a congressmen belonging to the Greens- 
      the opposition party- was not allowed to enter the building where congress 
      was being held. This was done to prevent the attendance of dissidents and 
      Falun Gong practitioners that might have shown up as the congressman’s 
      guests. Hu Jintao was delighted and commented to his staff that this was a 
      sign that the Australian government could be influenced. 
      “In 2005 when Wu Bangguo visited Australia, he requested the same 
      treatment— not to see or hear any protestors or dissidents. Next Year, 
      China plans to send Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao to visit Australia, 
      and in 2007 Hu Jintao will be in Australia to attend the World Economic 
      Summit.” 
      The CCP Thinks The Australian Government Can Be Bought 
      “Over the past several years, Chinese officials have successfully built 
      close personal relationships with their Australian counterparts, all for 
      the purpose of establishing leverage in the Australian government. The CCP 
      is convinced that the Australian government can be coerced to follow its 
      aims through application of economic pressures and incentives. It plans to 
      use economic pressure to force Australia to cave on political and human 
      rights issues. 

      “The dialogue on human rights between China and Australia over the past 
      several years was merely a show put on to appease the Australian public. 
      In fact, there was no progress made. When high-ranking Australian 
      officials visited China, they did not raise any human right issues. I knew 
      what was said during their visits, because a summary news brief of each 
      visit was sent to the consulate.” 
      Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Helped the CCP to Wriggle Out of a 
      Difficult Lawsuit 
      “Due to the nature of my work as a diplomat, I have witnessed many 
      instances of secret dealing between the Chinese and Australian 
      governments, and such knowledge has weighed heavily on my conscience. I 
      know that the Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Chinese 
      Embassy in Canberra share all of their information with each other. The 
      Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs even gives suggestions to the 
      Chinese government on how to handle difficult political issues. 
      “For example, Zhang Cuiying, a Falun Gong practitioner, lodged a lawsuit 
      in the Supreme Court of New South Wales against the former Chinese 
      president and the 6-10 Office for genocide, torture and crimes against 
      humanity. Based on an article of the national amnesty code of Australia, 
      the lawsuit was not handled by the Department of Foreign Affairs and 
      Trade, but by a special substitute process. This greatly embarrassed the 
      Chinese government and caused it much distress, because it did not want to 
      have to face Falun Gong practitioners in open court proceedings. 
      “To help the CCP, the Australian Department for Foreign Affairs and Trade 
      provided several solutions. Dr. Geoff Raby, Deputy Secretary of the 
      Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, promised the Chinese 
      government that when he visited China in March, 2005 that he would ask for 
      the materials from the Supreme Court, cancel the lawsuit by the Falun Gong 
      practitioners and put an end to the charges against the Chinese leader. 
      Raby later regretted making this offer. 
      “The Department for Foreign Affairs and Trade offered another solution: to 
      have the Chinese government send a representative to stand trial in place 
      of the leader, and thus expedite the lawsuit. The Chinese government did 
      not adopt this suggestion and instead decided to put pressure on the 
      ministry, which resulted in the ministry’s cooperation in preparing many 
      legal documents to assist the CCP.” 
      Chen ended the press conference with this comment: “I have witnessed too 
      many secret deals between the Australian and Chinese governments. I am 
      really concerned that I will be betrayed. Therefore, in case I should run 
      into sudden misfortune, I have spoken my mind to the public.” 
      Please see Part I, ”Chinese Defector Tells of Government Plot” and Part 
      II, ”Chen Yonglin Describes Abduction by Chinese Agents in Australia”.

      (http://www.theepochtimes.com/news/5-6-24/29770.html)


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