SYDNEY, Nov 22 — China is seeking to “take over” Australia’s political system with an “insidious” and systematic campaign of espionage and influence-peddling, Canberra’s ex-spymaster said in an interview published today. Duncan Lewis, who resigned in September after five years at the...
Duncan Lewis, former Director-General of Security of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, attending an Apec forum in Brisbane October 31, 2005 in this file photo. — AFP pic
“Espionage and foreign interference is insidious. Its effects might not present for decades and by that time it’s too late,” Lewis was quoted as telling the“You wake up one day and find decisions made in our country that are not in the interests of our country,” he said. “It’s quite clear to me that any person in political office is potentially a target. I’m not trying to create paranoia, but there does need to be a level of sensible awareness,” he said.
His latest remarks are sure to rile Beijing, which has angrily denied allegations its ruling Communist Party was covertly meddling in Australian affairs.
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