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Australian-Chinese Living Under
the Red Shadow
Baoqiang Sun Below is my personal mentioned that she liked my became the only option by the the Chinese Communist
experience that illustrates the articles. Another member of Chinese voters and the whole Party. Their performances
In Sydney, there pervasiveness of the Chinese our tour group then responded, choir unanimously voted for her. include nationalistic songs
are now countless “Baoqiang Sun is sitting right about violence and class
choirs and Communist Party’s overseas beside you.” Our tour guide In Sydney, there are now struggle written during the
dancing troupes. infiltration, including the looked at me, shocked. A few countless choirs and dancing Cultural Revolution, as well
Their underlying monitoring and control of days later, the tour guide called troupes. Their underlying as communist-themed group
objective is Chinese citizens overseas. me and murmured, “Someone objective is to propagate the dances reminiscent of China’s
to propagate in our group demanded that you Chinese Communist Party’s Red Guards.
the Chinese Not long after I arrived be expelled.” I repudiated, saying ideology among Australian
Communist in Australia, I began that our tour group should stay society. A friend of mine is a In order to protest and boycott
Party’s ideology working at a Chinese out of politics. I asked who was famous musician, and regularly the Chinese Communist Party-
among Australian restaurant. Around that time, behind this decision. The tour performs in Hong Kong and endorsed ballet Red Detachment
society. Vision China Times published guide told me, “she is very well overseas. He would regularly of Women, we drove over 800km
Each performance “Female Shanghai Prisoner,” a connected, she hasn’t worked a contribute to causes that helped to Melbourne. During this
had to be series of short articles based on day since coming to Australia, prisoners of conscience in protest, a man walked over to
approved by the my personal story. The Epoch and she is supported by some China. As a result, he became a us, sneering, “You only have a
Chinese Consulate Times newspaper also published sort of fund under the Chinese victim of constant threats by the few dozen people to protest the
and undergo strict an article I had written Consulate. She has closely Chinese Communist Party and ballet, yet we assembled 3000
censorship. criticising the current social and monitored everything you have was told that if he continued his Chinese people with one call-out
human rights situation in China. said to our tour group, and she support, he would not only be to protest the South China Sea
Once, a fellow Shanghainese is pressuring me to expel you. prevented from going overseas, Arbitration.” He swaggered off.
asked me curiously, “Why I am under a huge amount of but also from performing with
don’t you use a pseudonym for pressure because of you.” local choirs and dancing troupes. Needless to say, compared
your articles?” Amused by his The Chinese Communist Party to the veiled propaganda
question I burst into laughter I told her that I thought it was successfully silenced him. previously employed by the
and told him, “I even dared to unfair that the woman knew so Chinese Communist Party, the
use my real name in Shanghai, much about me, yet I did not A hospital located in a more recent tactics in infiltrating
why should I use a pseudonym even know her name. The guide predominantly Chinese district Western societies have proven
in Australia?" responded, “I won’t tell you her leant our choir a meeting- more brazen and shameless. We
name, no matter what. I should room, ostensibly to enrich must be vigilant. The Chinese
My boss came to me one day not have even called you. If my the life of its senior citizens. Communist Party has utilised
and said, “A stranger came to the husband finds out, we’ll have a However its real motive seemed its enormous resources to
restaurant today and stealthily big fight.” She hastily hung up. to involve ideological control infiltrate and occupy Australia,
asked me whether Baoqiang Sun over its residents. To illustrate, from political donations to
was working here. He was not a My husband and I used to no Falun Gong newspapers Confucius Institutes, controlling
customer. You should be more sing with the St George Choir. were allowed into the meeting Chinese students and Chinese
careful.” The director of the choir was room. Each performance had communities, with the goal
also from Shanghai. He was the to be approved by the Chinese of undermining the universal
The following week, my boss victim of persecution by the Consulate and undergo strict values central to Australian
and her husband had a sudden Chinese Communist Party, so censorship. The seniors in the democracy.
change of attitude towards me. he had to run away, and came photography club were all high-
They said to me, “Please, we are to Australia. After the Chinese ranking officials in China. They Baoqiang Sun is a writer who was
simply running a business. We Consulate took control of the received sizeable pensions from sentenced to 3-year jail in China
do not want to inflict any trouble choir, he became so obedient the Chinese government, while due to her open criticism of the 1989
upon ourselves.” I understood that even the songs written by not disclosing this in order to Tiananmen Square massacre. She
that the Chinese Consulate must him would be handed over to the receive welfare payments from escaped to Australia in 2011 as a
have somehow been involved. I Consulate for censorship. Every the Australian government too. refugee.
had no choice but to resign. time we had activities, he would
make comments such as that The Sydney Chinese Zhi-
I was previously a member of we had “such a good place for Qing Association’s (SCZQA)
a senior tour group that used rehearsal, and it was all owing to president became subservient
to gather in Sydney on Fridays. Ms. X, please choose her as the to the Chinese Communist
Having learnt my lesson from candidate MP in the election,” Party in order to further his
previous experiences, I did and he would make this heard business interests in China,
not casually disclose my name by everyone. As a result, Ms. X allowing the SCZQA to
to others. One time, during a come under full control of
conversation, the tour guide
PHOTO: ZIPEI XIA
14 2017 Vision Times Special Edition
the Red Shadow
Baoqiang Sun Below is my personal mentioned that she liked my became the only option by the the Chinese Communist
experience that illustrates the articles. Another member of Chinese voters and the whole Party. Their performances
In Sydney, there pervasiveness of the Chinese our tour group then responded, choir unanimously voted for her. include nationalistic songs
are now countless “Baoqiang Sun is sitting right about violence and class
choirs and Communist Party’s overseas beside you.” Our tour guide In Sydney, there are now struggle written during the
dancing troupes. infiltration, including the looked at me, shocked. A few countless choirs and dancing Cultural Revolution, as well
Their underlying monitoring and control of days later, the tour guide called troupes. Their underlying as communist-themed group
objective is Chinese citizens overseas. me and murmured, “Someone objective is to propagate the dances reminiscent of China’s
to propagate in our group demanded that you Chinese Communist Party’s Red Guards.
the Chinese Not long after I arrived be expelled.” I repudiated, saying ideology among Australian
Communist in Australia, I began that our tour group should stay society. A friend of mine is a In order to protest and boycott
Party’s ideology working at a Chinese out of politics. I asked who was famous musician, and regularly the Chinese Communist Party-
among Australian restaurant. Around that time, behind this decision. The tour performs in Hong Kong and endorsed ballet Red Detachment
society. Vision China Times published guide told me, “she is very well overseas. He would regularly of Women, we drove over 800km
Each performance “Female Shanghai Prisoner,” a connected, she hasn’t worked a contribute to causes that helped to Melbourne. During this
had to be series of short articles based on day since coming to Australia, prisoners of conscience in protest, a man walked over to
approved by the my personal story. The Epoch and she is supported by some China. As a result, he became a us, sneering, “You only have a
Chinese Consulate Times newspaper also published sort of fund under the Chinese victim of constant threats by the few dozen people to protest the
and undergo strict an article I had written Consulate. She has closely Chinese Communist Party and ballet, yet we assembled 3000
censorship. criticising the current social and monitored everything you have was told that if he continued his Chinese people with one call-out
human rights situation in China. said to our tour group, and she support, he would not only be to protest the South China Sea
Once, a fellow Shanghainese is pressuring me to expel you. prevented from going overseas, Arbitration.” He swaggered off.
asked me curiously, “Why I am under a huge amount of but also from performing with
don’t you use a pseudonym for pressure because of you.” local choirs and dancing troupes. Needless to say, compared
your articles?” Amused by his The Chinese Communist Party to the veiled propaganda
question I burst into laughter I told her that I thought it was successfully silenced him. previously employed by the
and told him, “I even dared to unfair that the woman knew so Chinese Communist Party, the
use my real name in Shanghai, much about me, yet I did not A hospital located in a more recent tactics in infiltrating
why should I use a pseudonym even know her name. The guide predominantly Chinese district Western societies have proven
in Australia?" responded, “I won’t tell you her leant our choir a meeting- more brazen and shameless. We
name, no matter what. I should room, ostensibly to enrich must be vigilant. The Chinese
My boss came to me one day not have even called you. If my the life of its senior citizens. Communist Party has utilised
and said, “A stranger came to the husband finds out, we’ll have a However its real motive seemed its enormous resources to
restaurant today and stealthily big fight.” She hastily hung up. to involve ideological control infiltrate and occupy Australia,
asked me whether Baoqiang Sun over its residents. To illustrate, from political donations to
was working here. He was not a My husband and I used to no Falun Gong newspapers Confucius Institutes, controlling
customer. You should be more sing with the St George Choir. were allowed into the meeting Chinese students and Chinese
careful.” The director of the choir was room. Each performance had communities, with the goal
also from Shanghai. He was the to be approved by the Chinese of undermining the universal
The following week, my boss victim of persecution by the Consulate and undergo strict values central to Australian
and her husband had a sudden Chinese Communist Party, so censorship. The seniors in the democracy.
change of attitude towards me. he had to run away, and came photography club were all high-
They said to me, “Please, we are to Australia. After the Chinese ranking officials in China. They Baoqiang Sun is a writer who was
simply running a business. We Consulate took control of the received sizeable pensions from sentenced to 3-year jail in China
do not want to inflict any trouble choir, he became so obedient the Chinese government, while due to her open criticism of the 1989
upon ourselves.” I understood that even the songs written by not disclosing this in order to Tiananmen Square massacre. She
that the Chinese Consulate must him would be handed over to the receive welfare payments from escaped to Australia in 2011 as a
have somehow been involved. I Consulate for censorship. Every the Australian government too. refugee.
had no choice but to resign. time we had activities, he would
make comments such as that The Sydney Chinese Zhi-
I was previously a member of we had “such a good place for Qing Association’s (SCZQA)
a senior tour group that used rehearsal, and it was all owing to president became subservient
to gather in Sydney on Fridays. Ms. X, please choose her as the to the Chinese Communist
Having learnt my lesson from candidate MP in the election,” Party in order to further his
previous experiences, I did and he would make this heard business interests in China,
not casually disclose my name by everyone. As a result, Ms. X allowing the SCZQA to
to others. One time, during a come under full control of
conversation, the tour guide
PHOTO: ZIPEI XIA
14 2017 Vision Times Special Edition
