EHA News:
— "A gunman opened fire in Darwin, #Australia: at least 4 dead

Police said that the suspect has been taken into custody.

PM Morrison said the attack was not believed to be terror related.

The moment the suspect is arrested by police "

🔗 EHA News (@eha_news)

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Defecting Chinese spy offers information trove to Australian government

(25 Nov) A Chinese spy, William Wang Li-Qiang who defects to Australia and is now offering intelligence on how China interferes abroad, including funding the global espionage operations in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Australia. China’s interferences in HK including masterminding the kidnapping of the Causeway Bay bookstore staff and sent moles among HK universities’ student activists causing them to be eventually arrested. The agenda in Taiwan is meddling Taiwan elections, whereas in Australia is to plant their agents in the Australian Parliament. Wang named two specific HK listed companies, one of them is China Innovation Investment Limited (CIIL), a covered up entity that is connected to China’s army and intelligence organisation.

Source: The Age, by Nick McKenzie, Paul Sakkal and Grace Tobin
https://bit.ly/2R0ti3B
#Australia #WilliamWang

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China Innovation Investment Ltd and China Trends denied William Wang’s allegation

(24 Nov) William Wang claims that he is one of the deep seeded spying agents working for two State Owned Enterprises stationed in HK: China Innovation Investment Ltd (CIIL) and China Trends. CIIL is a frontrunner company serving many China secret service agencies and the Communist Party’s global espionage. Wang also claimed that the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CIIL XIANG Xin is a senior secret service agent. The resume of his wife GONG Qing includes two China government positions, one of them is China Defense Science and Technology Information Center (CDSTIC), it is a military intelligence agency of the PLA. (note: Wikipedia Chinese version shows that CDSTIC is the largest and most resourceful intelligence organisation within the army. It is directly under the Science and Technology Commission. Science and Technology Committee is the directive functional entity of Central Military Commission (CCMC) of the army.

Source: StandNews
https://bit.ly/2pYBGpc
#WilliamWang #Australia #CIIL #ChinaEspionage

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CEO of China Innovation Investment Ltd (CIIL) XIAN Xin and his wife are banned to leave Taiwan for breaching Taiwan National Security Law

(25 Nov) Wang Li-Qiang told Australian media that he started working for CIIL in 2014. Soon he discovered that it is not an ordinary company. XIANG Xin requested Wang to teach his wife painting in 2015. Gradually he entered the core management. XIANG mentioned that he came to HK in 1993 to start engaging in intelligence work but Shanghai police denied subsequently that Wang had numerous fraud records and is still an on-the-warrant-list person rather than a China spy. Shanghai police claimed that the numerous travel documents and identity cards Wang possessed were counterfeit documents.

The Ministry of Judicial Investigation Bureau of Taiwan confirmed that the XIANG couple are prevented to leave the Island. They are ordered to be interrogated by the authority when the couple attempted to leave Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport on Sunday afternoon. Taipei District Prosecutor’s Office conducted the second interrogation on the couple. The next day, XIANG and his wife are put under restriction order to leave Taiwan.

Source: RFI 25
https://bit.ly/37OHsL8
#Taiwan #Australia #WilliamWang #XiangXin

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Hsieh Chin-Ho 3 points analysis about the two China spy intelligence companies: Company having the word “China” as name suggests that it is an official organisation of China

(26 Nov) The recent cases involving two China’s covered up espionage organisations being exposed by William Wang as China’s spying bases in HK has become media spot-light topics.

Taiwan commentator HSIEH Chin-Ho provided his three points analysis as why China Innovation Investment Ltd (CIIL) and China Trends named specifically by William Wang are genuinely official organisations of China government by the nature and wording of the enterprises’ legal names. There are not many State Owned Enterprises that can officially bear the word “China” as part of their legal names unless they are official organisations of the Chinese government. Hsieh also pointed out the unusual share price patterns of certain listed shell companies in HK, including CIIL. This becomes an unique alternative phenomenon in the share market.

Source: newtalk by LIU Linlin
https://newtalk.tw/news/view/2019-11-26/331839
#WilliamWang #Spy #Australia #CIIL

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ASIO investigating Chinese plot to plant spy in Australia’s parliament after Liberal party member found dead

(25 Nov) Chinese operatives offered $1 million to pay for the political campaign of Liberal Party member Nick Zhao to run for a Melbourne eastern suburbs seat as part of China’s plot to infiltrate Australian Parliament was found dead when he tried to approach #ASIO to expose the plot. The head of ASIO has issued a rare public statement confirming that it was aware of an alleged Chinese plot to infiltrate Australia’s parliament.

It was the second explosive allegation over the weekend of attempts by the Chinese government to influence Australian politics. ASIO director general Mike Burgess said in a statement that hostile foreign intelligence activity continues to pose a real threat to Australia’s national security.

Source: The Guardian
https://bit.ly/2rySTWW
#NickZhao #Australia

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Alleged Chinese Spy target pictured sitting next to Liberal MP Gladys Liu at her home.

Editor Note: Liu was previously reported by the Australian media as holding numerous positions in some entities in Sydney that are related to the United Front Work Department of Communist Pary of China and the State Council's Overseas Chinese Affairs Office.

(29 Nov) Nick Zhao, found dead in a Melbourne hotel, was photographed at the former home of a current Liberal MP Gladys Liu from Melbourne.

Source: The Age
https://bit.ly/2L5eQDA
#NickZhao #Australia

#BREAKING
— #Australia's #NewSouthWales Rural Fire Service says that it has lost contact with a large air tanker used to fight wildfires, adding that the plane "may have crashed"

URGENT: First confirmed case of #coronavirus registered in #Australia - health officials https://sptnkne.ws/Bg7m pic.twitter.com/E34WVZSOTb

https://twitter.com/SputnikInt/status/1220877137403633675

🇹🇼 President of Republic of China (Taiwan), Tsai Ing-wen on August 27, 2020:
— "#Taiwan & #Australia are at the forefront of maintaining peace, stability & development in the Indo-Pacific.

Together, we can meet challenges affecting the region & build a better life for all its inhabitants."

🔗 蔡英文 Tsai Ing-wen (@iingwen)

🇯🇵🇺🇸🇦🇺🇵🇭 Japan, US, Australia eye ship deployment to Philippines for drill

Japan, the United States and Australia are considering sending their vessels carrying aircraft to the Philippines to conduct a trilateral naval drill next week in the South China Sea.

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force has decided to send its largest destroyer, the Izumo, which is set to become a de facto aircraft carrier after undergoing additional renovation slated to begin next year or 2025.

The Royal Australian Navy will deploy its amphibious assault ship Canberra, while the US Navy is expected to send its amphibious assault ship America.

The exercise comes amid tensions between China and the Philippines after a Chinese coast guard vessel fired a water cannon at a Philippine military-chartered boat.

#Japan #USA #Australia #ThePhilippines

@asianomics

⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show Optus mobile services are down across much of #Australia, leaving millions of customers unable to make calls or access internet since early morning; authorities said to be investigating possible cyberattack as trains and infrastructure disrupted 📵📉