The attack on the Hong Kong office of The Epoch Times is a “litmus test” for the territory’s governing body, said Australian politicians who have called on the federal government to denounce the attack. Queensland Liberal National Party MP George Christiansen told The Epoch Times that the world had seen an escalation of attacks on the free press in Hong Kong, including those involving Jimmy Lai, and that they should be denounced, including by the Australian government. “Attacks on the Free Press continue to come in Hong Kong from the Chinese Communist Party, and they should be condemned, ” Christensen said. “Hong Kong police looking into this matter will be a litmus test as to whether or not the Hong Kong government is a complete patsy to the Chinese Communist Party,” he added. Christensen’s sentiments were echoed by Tasmanian Liberal Senator Eric Abetz, who told The Epoch Times that the …