Prime Minister Scott Morrison has delivered a stark warning to Beijing, vowing he will never “sell out” Australia and our way of life.
The war of words erupted after Liberal Senator James Paterson gave a speech to the European Parliament accusing China of foreign interference.
“It’s never going to happen. Australia is a free country where you can speak your mind, and under our government you can be very sure that will be retained and always stood up for in whatever forum is necessary.”Senator Paterson, who is the head of the parliamentary committee on intelligence and security, has previously warned that China’s foreign interference was the biggest danger to Australia’s way of life.
“And James Paterson does a tremendous job on that, and I will always stand up for Australia’s liberal democracy, and it’s been a big focus of my attention engaging with other leaders around the world who lead liberal democracies, particularly in the United States, in India and Japan through the Leaders’ Dialogue with the Quad.
“And, so, this is one of the issues that has been highlighted by the Chinese Embassy here in Australia about one of their issues with Australia, one of the reasons why they have expressed disappointment in Australia about the relationship.” Last week, he attacked former prime minister Paul Keating for his “long-held sympathies towards China”.
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