A senior Australian government minister said on Friday China was behaving in a w...
SYDNEY - A senior Australian government minister said on Friday China was behaving in a way that was inconsistent with Australian values by targeting political parties and universities in Australia, drawing a sharp rebuke from China’s embassy.
Australian lawmakers had sought to improve the relationship by refraining from public criticism of China but Peter Dutton, the minister for home affairs, said Australia would not be silent despite their commercial relations. “But we are not going to allow university students to be unduly influenced, we are not going to allow theft of intellectual property, and we are not going to allow our government bodies or non-government bodies to be hacked into,” he said.
China has previously denied any improper activities, accusing Australia of adopting a “Cold War mentality”. Hackers were also targeting its most prestigious university, an official report by the Australian National University showed, which stoked fears that China could influence research and students.
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