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A Western Sydney University spokesperson said the decision to cancel Mr Li Jianjun's student visa was a matter for the Australian government. "He has an impressive track record as an Australian studies scholar in China," the spokesperson said.
But he said the Australian government should consider establishing a definition of "working journalism"."We need to strike balance between respecting free activities of genuine journalists and the extreme of treating authoritarian state media as extensions of security or intelligence work," Professor Medcalf said.
"Here we have an independent legal process which operates separately from the government. In China, by contrast, the police and legal system operate entirely at the direction of the Chinese Communist Party," Mr Jennings said.
Mr Dutton said China was an important trading partner, but Australia would stand up for its values and continue to counter the threat of foreign interference.
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