China's foreign ministry has accused Australia of 'whipping up anti-China sentiment' after foreign interference accusations.
China's foreign ministry has said its diplomats in Australia abide by international law, accusing some in the country of smearing China, following media reports Australian police had accessed communications of Chinese diplomats.
The Australian Federal Police and the Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation have declined to comment on whether a raid on the offices of a New South Wales state politician and his staffer on 26 June was related to China. John Zhang, who worked for NSW Labor politician Shaoquett Moselmane, has asked the High Court to quash the search warrants used to search his home, business and Mr Moselmane's parliament office.
"The accusations that the Consulate General and its official engaged in infiltration activities are totally baseless and nothing but vicious slanders," the statement said.
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