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Fall of Chinese Community Groups,
Politicians and Academic Freedom
Below are several of my revealing Chiu as a member the Chinese community to Communist Party.
first-hand experiences, of the Communist Party in oppose the Unity Party. Interference in Academic
and some second-hand Malaysia. Freedom through Confucius
information, obtained through Wong became anxious upon Institutes
investigation and research How does the Chinese hearing this. He sought me Confucius Institutes number
detailing the infiltration by the out in private and said, “Can many throughout the world.
Chinese Communist Party into Communist Party control you guarantee the Chinese A professor at the University
Australian society. Consulate that you will no of New South Wales once told
The iron fist on the Chinese overseas Chinese longer participate in the me that the system was “very
Community Firstly, the Party entices Pro-democracy movement? In tightly controlled.” He wanted
When any Chinese community individuals through benefits. exchange, the Chinese consulate to adopt traditional Chinese
group obtains a certain degree of For example the President of will issue you a visa to go back teaching materials from Taiwan,
influence, it becomes inevitable the Sydney Chinese Zhi-qing to China.” I had tried to return but was forbidden, as under
that the Chinese Consulate exerts Xiaogang Association, Zhao Hui Xu has to China to visit my ill mother the Confucius Institute, only
its control over it. For example, Zhang bragged about his return to during the previous two years Mainland Chinese teaching
I had a few friends who helped China where he was greeted but I was rejected. materials were permitted.
found the Sydney Chinese The Chinese by provincial leaders and
Zhi-qing Association which Consulate...wanted even had police motorcade to I turned down the proposal. The Confucius Institute is
developed quickly and achieved to know why clear the roads for him. Xu’s I told Wong that the only thing controlled by the Ministry
a fair amount of influence the Unity Party successor was reported to have I could guarantee was that my of Education, a Chinese
(Zhi-qing is a Chinese term that had selected a been invited to participate in involvement with the Unity government sector. The 2012
refers to displaced people who pro-democracy the Jiangsu Provincial Chinese Party had nothing to do with Confucius Institute financial
were forced to work in the rural advocate as one People’s Political Consultative the Pro-democracy movement. report revealed its funding to
regions as part of the Cultural of its candidates. Conference, and allowed access I will not compromise with the amount to an incredible 1.2
Revolution between 1966-76). If this continues, to Tiananmen Gate Tower Communist Party. billion Chinese Yuan.
The Chinese Consulate quickly the Consulate on Chinese National Day.
intervened. The President of the threatened to Although they are nameless in Australian government According to its 2016 report,
association, Zhaohui Xu brought mobilise the Chinese Australia, they are treated like departments have rarely out of the 1,587 Confucius
two Consular officials to an community to statesmen in China. revealed such incidents to the Institutes and classrooms
Association Committee meeting. oppose the Unity Secondly, the Chinese general public. This is the first around the world, 1,237 are
The Consulate informed Xu that Party. government intimidates. time I have openly revealed this located in Europe, the US,
the associate committee included For example, the Chinese incident, for I want everyone Canada, Australia and New
pro-democracy advocates there was no evidence of government threatened the to know about the Chinese Zealand. It begs the question,
and Falun Gong practitioners Consulate control over Chinese Sydney Chinese Zhi-qing government’s direct meddling why is the Chinese government
amongst its members, and as community groups, but the Association that if any dissenters in Australian elections. The investing so much of its funds
a result the committee was evidence is abundant. remained in management, Chinese government has also to further the ‘education’ of
dissolved. members of the association tried to introduce its own developed countries?
During Chinese Premier Li would not be issued visas to loyalists as candidates. Among
The Sydney Chinese Zhi-qing Keqiang’s visit to Australia, the China, and even their families them include a former Chinese When put into perspective, it
Association was then reformed Chinese media Sydney Today in China would be implicated. senator in Western Australia, is really quite baffling. Last year,
under the heavy involvement published a report online stating Often, when individuals post Dio Wang, who even publicly a woman named Yang Gailan,
and control of the Chinese that the welcome activities critical comments of the endorsed the Tiananmen who could not support her four
Consulate. The reform process were led by the Australian Chinese Communist Party Square Massacre. children in their education,
included expelling every Council for the Promotion online, their families in the tragically killed all of them and
dissident. According to a 2013 of Peaceful Reunification of Mainland urge them not to At the same time, Western then took her own life. Tragedies
report, a Chinese Consulate China, and detailed how well speak up as the state security politicians have also come of this sort are commonplace
official delivered a speech each Chinese community group department would come under influence, including in China. Poverty is rife, the
during the first event after the had carried out their command. knocking on their doors. former Australian Prime wealth gap is enormous, yet the
takeover, emphasising “a series The founding Chairman of Minister Bob Hawke who government fails to adequately
of achievements the Zhi-qing the ACPPRC, William Chiu, Intervention in Australian shed tears for the Tiananmen support its own citizens with
Association made after has since passed. Last year the Elections Square Massacre, but later quality education and other
reformation.” Sun Herald published a report In March 1999, around the time changed his attitude towards basic services. Instead, they
of the NSW election, my friends the Chinese government after pour funds into infiltrating
I recently met an elderly man introduced me to Peter Wong, doing business with China for western institutions to further
who claimed that the Dong leader of the Unity Party. I was economic benefits. their agenda and grip on the
Guan Township Association chosen as the Party’s Hornsby West in the guise of ‘educating’
has met with the same fate. This candidate. Soon after, the Incentives are not only people on Chinese culture.
Association had several decades Chinese Consulate sought out limited to financial benefits
of history yet it has still fallen Wong and wanted to know why but also sexual favours. One Xiaogang Zhang is a freelance
within the clasp of the Chinese the Unity Party had selected case happened to a former writer, human rights activist, senior
Consulate. a pro-democracy advocate senior federal minister. Before member and former Vice-Chairman
as one of its candidates. If he became a minister, he once of Federation for a Democratic China
Former Foreign Minister this continues, the Consulate travelled to China with other and former Secretary-General of
Bob Carr once claimed that threatened, they would mobilise members of the Parliament. In Independent Chinese PEN Centre.
China, they fell into a “trap”
set up by the Party officials.
After returning, they all spoke
in favour of the Chinese
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Politicians and Academic Freedom
Below are several of my revealing Chiu as a member the Chinese community to Communist Party.
first-hand experiences, of the Communist Party in oppose the Unity Party. Interference in Academic
and some second-hand Malaysia. Freedom through Confucius
information, obtained through Wong became anxious upon Institutes
investigation and research How does the Chinese hearing this. He sought me Confucius Institutes number
detailing the infiltration by the out in private and said, “Can many throughout the world.
Chinese Communist Party into Communist Party control you guarantee the Chinese A professor at the University
Australian society. Consulate that you will no of New South Wales once told
The iron fist on the Chinese overseas Chinese longer participate in the me that the system was “very
Community Firstly, the Party entices Pro-democracy movement? In tightly controlled.” He wanted
When any Chinese community individuals through benefits. exchange, the Chinese consulate to adopt traditional Chinese
group obtains a certain degree of For example the President of will issue you a visa to go back teaching materials from Taiwan,
influence, it becomes inevitable the Sydney Chinese Zhi-qing to China.” I had tried to return but was forbidden, as under
that the Chinese Consulate exerts Xiaogang Association, Zhao Hui Xu has to China to visit my ill mother the Confucius Institute, only
its control over it. For example, Zhang bragged about his return to during the previous two years Mainland Chinese teaching
I had a few friends who helped China where he was greeted but I was rejected. materials were permitted.
found the Sydney Chinese The Chinese by provincial leaders and
Zhi-qing Association which Consulate...wanted even had police motorcade to I turned down the proposal. The Confucius Institute is
developed quickly and achieved to know why clear the roads for him. Xu’s I told Wong that the only thing controlled by the Ministry
a fair amount of influence the Unity Party successor was reported to have I could guarantee was that my of Education, a Chinese
(Zhi-qing is a Chinese term that had selected a been invited to participate in involvement with the Unity government sector. The 2012
refers to displaced people who pro-democracy the Jiangsu Provincial Chinese Party had nothing to do with Confucius Institute financial
were forced to work in the rural advocate as one People’s Political Consultative the Pro-democracy movement. report revealed its funding to
regions as part of the Cultural of its candidates. Conference, and allowed access I will not compromise with the amount to an incredible 1.2
Revolution between 1966-76). If this continues, to Tiananmen Gate Tower Communist Party. billion Chinese Yuan.
The Chinese Consulate quickly the Consulate on Chinese National Day.
intervened. The President of the threatened to Although they are nameless in Australian government According to its 2016 report,
association, Zhaohui Xu brought mobilise the Chinese Australia, they are treated like departments have rarely out of the 1,587 Confucius
two Consular officials to an community to statesmen in China. revealed such incidents to the Institutes and classrooms
Association Committee meeting. oppose the Unity Secondly, the Chinese general public. This is the first around the world, 1,237 are
The Consulate informed Xu that Party. government intimidates. time I have openly revealed this located in Europe, the US,
the associate committee included For example, the Chinese incident, for I want everyone Canada, Australia and New
pro-democracy advocates there was no evidence of government threatened the to know about the Chinese Zealand. It begs the question,
and Falun Gong practitioners Consulate control over Chinese Sydney Chinese Zhi-qing government’s direct meddling why is the Chinese government
amongst its members, and as community groups, but the Association that if any dissenters in Australian elections. The investing so much of its funds
a result the committee was evidence is abundant. remained in management, Chinese government has also to further the ‘education’ of
dissolved. members of the association tried to introduce its own developed countries?
During Chinese Premier Li would not be issued visas to loyalists as candidates. Among
The Sydney Chinese Zhi-qing Keqiang’s visit to Australia, the China, and even their families them include a former Chinese When put into perspective, it
Association was then reformed Chinese media Sydney Today in China would be implicated. senator in Western Australia, is really quite baffling. Last year,
under the heavy involvement published a report online stating Often, when individuals post Dio Wang, who even publicly a woman named Yang Gailan,
and control of the Chinese that the welcome activities critical comments of the endorsed the Tiananmen who could not support her four
Consulate. The reform process were led by the Australian Chinese Communist Party Square Massacre. children in their education,
included expelling every Council for the Promotion online, their families in the tragically killed all of them and
dissident. According to a 2013 of Peaceful Reunification of Mainland urge them not to At the same time, Western then took her own life. Tragedies
report, a Chinese Consulate China, and detailed how well speak up as the state security politicians have also come of this sort are commonplace
official delivered a speech each Chinese community group department would come under influence, including in China. Poverty is rife, the
during the first event after the had carried out their command. knocking on their doors. former Australian Prime wealth gap is enormous, yet the
takeover, emphasising “a series The founding Chairman of Minister Bob Hawke who government fails to adequately
of achievements the Zhi-qing the ACPPRC, William Chiu, Intervention in Australian shed tears for the Tiananmen support its own citizens with
Association made after has since passed. Last year the Elections Square Massacre, but later quality education and other
reformation.” Sun Herald published a report In March 1999, around the time changed his attitude towards basic services. Instead, they
of the NSW election, my friends the Chinese government after pour funds into infiltrating
I recently met an elderly man introduced me to Peter Wong, doing business with China for western institutions to further
who claimed that the Dong leader of the Unity Party. I was economic benefits. their agenda and grip on the
Guan Township Association chosen as the Party’s Hornsby West in the guise of ‘educating’
has met with the same fate. This candidate. Soon after, the Incentives are not only people on Chinese culture.
Association had several decades Chinese Consulate sought out limited to financial benefits
of history yet it has still fallen Wong and wanted to know why but also sexual favours. One Xiaogang Zhang is a freelance
within the clasp of the Chinese the Unity Party had selected case happened to a former writer, human rights activist, senior
Consulate. a pro-democracy advocate senior federal minister. Before member and former Vice-Chairman
as one of its candidates. If he became a minister, he once of Federation for a Democratic China
Former Foreign Minister this continues, the Consulate travelled to China with other and former Secretary-General of
Bob Carr once claimed that threatened, they would mobilise members of the Parliament. In Independent Chinese PEN Centre.
China, they fell into a “trap”
set up by the Party officials.
After returning, they all spoke
in favour of the Chinese
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