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China denies entry to Liberal MPs Andrew Hastie and James Paterson
Reminder, the Australian Liberal part is the major party of the Australian conservative coalition which holds government.
Government MPs issued statement on Friday night saying their planned China visit was off
Katharine Murphy Political editor
@murpharoo
Fri 15 Nov 2019 20.11 AEDT
Last modified on Fri 15 Nov 2019 20.18 AEDT
Andrew Hastie issued a joint statement with James Paterson which said they were ‘disappointed’ the ‘opportunity for dialogue now won’t occur’. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian
Liberal MPs Andrew Hastie and James Paterson say the Chinese government has rejected their plans to visit the country on a study tour next month because of objections about their “frankness about the Chinese Communist party”.
The two government MPs issued a short statement on Friday night saying the planned visit was off, and the organisers of the trip, China Matters, issued a separate statement confirming the Chinese embassy had informed them “that at this time Mr Hastie and Senator Paterson are not welcome on a China Matters study tour to Beijing”.
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Hastie and Paterson have both been publicly critical about the Chinese regime, flagging human rights abuses against Uighurs in Xinjiang province and attempts to exert soft power in Australian universities.
Hastie, a former SAS officer, is currently the chair of federal parliament’s intelligence and security committee. In a widely publicised opinion piece for Nine newspapers .. https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/we-must-see-china-the-opportunities-and-the-threats-with-clear-eyes-20190807-p52eon.html .. published in August, Hastie accused China of trying to supplant the United States as the dominant power in the Indo-Pacific region.
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Cancellation of the visit comes amid rising tensions in Hong Kong. Both the foreign affairs minister, Marise Payne, and the shadow foreign minister Penny Wong have expressed concerns about the escalating violence in the city, and have urged de-escalation.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/nov/15/china-denies-entry-to-liberal-mps-andrew-hastie-and-james-paterson
Reminder, the Australian Liberal part is the major party of the Australian conservative coalition which holds government.
Government MPs issued statement on Friday night saying their planned China visit was off
Katharine Murphy Political editor
@murpharoo
Fri 15 Nov 2019 20.11 AEDT
Last modified on Fri 15 Nov 2019 20.18 AEDT
Andrew Hastie issued a joint statement with James Paterson which said they were ‘disappointed’ the ‘opportunity for dialogue now won’t occur’. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian
Liberal MPs Andrew Hastie and James Paterson say the Chinese government has rejected their plans to visit the country on a study tour next month because of objections about their “frankness about the Chinese Communist party”.
The two government MPs issued a short statement on Friday night saying the planned visit was off, and the organisers of the trip, China Matters, issued a separate statement confirming the Chinese embassy had informed them “that at this time Mr Hastie and Senator Paterson are not welcome on a China Matters study tour to Beijing”.
[...]
Hastie and Paterson have both been publicly critical about the Chinese regime, flagging human rights abuses against Uighurs in Xinjiang province and attempts to exert soft power in Australian universities.
Hastie, a former SAS officer, is currently the chair of federal parliament’s intelligence and security committee. In a widely publicised opinion piece for Nine newspapers .. https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/we-must-see-china-the-opportunities-and-the-threats-with-clear-eyes-20190807-p52eon.html .. published in August, Hastie accused China of trying to supplant the United States as the dominant power in the Indo-Pacific region.
[...]
Cancellation of the visit comes amid rising tensions in Hong Kong. Both the foreign affairs minister, Marise Payne, and the shadow foreign minister Penny Wong have expressed concerns about the escalating violence in the city, and have urged de-escalation.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/nov/15/china-denies-entry-to-liberal-mps-andrew-hastie-and-james-paterson
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