The Chinese embassy in Canberra has lodged an official complaint with the Australian government in regards to a speech made by Liberal Senator James Paterson addressed to the European Parliament in regards to foreign interference. The embassy said Paterson, who is also the chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, displayed “bias and hostility” against China, which would impede exchanges between Canberra and Beijing. In a speech to the European Parliament on Nov. 10, Paterson highlighted the importance of nations working together with like-minded democratic governments to counter foreign interference from other countries. Australia’s current strategy model to counter foreign interference was established due to an assessment made in 2017 by the nation’s intelligence and security agencies, which found foreign interference was higher than it ever had been in history, surpassing even the Cold War. Paterson noted that although the strategies against foreign interference in Australia apply …