China’s ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian on Friday visited the headquarters of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) in Sydney as he encouraged the taxpayer-funded media organisation to adopt a more Beijing-friendly narrative. Xiao was greeted by the ABC’s top figures, including ABC News Deputy Director Gavin Fang and Director of Domestic and International Editorial Department…

In a rare event, protestors have managed to interrupt a speech by the Chinese Ambassador to Australia six times during a public event at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) calling for action on Tibet, Hong Kong, Xinjiang, Uyghurs and human rights abuses in China. The short event, which was hosted by James Laurenceson, the…

Australia’s foreign minister has met with the new Chinese ambassador in Sydney amid an ongoing Beijing-instigated diplomatic freeze and has called on the regime to help end the invasion of Ukraine. A spokesperson for the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFAT) said Minister Marise Payne had “frank” discussions with Xiao Qian on March 9. “The Minister…

The Chinese regime’s next ambassador to Australia is Xiao Qian, Beijing’s current envoy to Indonesia. According to The Australian, Xiao’s nomination has been agreed to by the Morrison government and comes after the exit of “wolf warrior” Cheng Jingye, who’s tenure saw him adopt a more confrontational style of rhetoric against Australia. Xiao has also…

MANILA—The Philippines said on Tuesday it had summoned the Chinese ambassador to convey the Southeast Asian country’s “utmost displeasure” over the continued presence of Chinese vessels in disputed waters around a reef in the South China Sea. In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian was summoned on Monday and…

French media revealed on March 15 that China’s ambassador to France, Lu Shaye, pressured a French lawmaker to cancel a planned official visit to Taiwan. In response, Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the move and called out the Chinese regime’s “wolf warrior” diplomacy.  According to French newspaper La Lettre A, Lu learned from the French…