China accuses Australia of mass espionage, peddling rumours and stoking confrontation

The Chinese government has labelled Australia a “fervent intelligence gatherer”, as it accuses Canberra of a mass scale espionage project that is “jeopardising others’ sovereignty and security”.

In a statement sent to Australian media on Tuesday morning, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said a report in the Global Times which claims Australian spies in China are instigating defections, spying on Chinese students and feeding fake news to the media to hype up theories about Chinese spying, is only “the tip of the iceberg”.

Lijian accuses Australia of playing “the part of the victim” publicly, despite “peddling rumors and stoking confrontation by staging a farce of the thief crying ‘stop thief’.”
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jun/30/china-accuses-australia-of-mass-espionage-peddling-rumours-and-stoking-confrontation

The Chinese flag is seen at the Chinese Embassy in Canberra.

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