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Chinese woman becomes third person charged under Australia’s foreign interference laws

August 4, 2025
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A Chinese citizen was charged Monday under recent with covertly collecting information about an Australian Buddhist association, police said.

The woman, an Australian permanent resident based in the capital Canberra, is only the third person charged since the laws were passed in 2018 and the first to be accused of interfering with the general population, Australian Federal Police Assistant Commissioner Stephen Nutt police said.

She was charged in a Canberra court with covertly gathering information about a local branch of the Buddhist association Guan Yin Citta on behalf of the Public Security Bureau of China.

The association is banned in China. Police have not detailed her alleged objectives.

“We allege the activity was to support intelligence objectives of the China’s Public Security Bureau. This is the first time the AFP has charged a person with foreign interference that allegedly involves targeting members of the Australian community,” Nutt told reporters.

“Foreign interference is a serious crime that undermines democracy and social cohesion. It is a crime carried out by or on behalf of a foreign principal that involves covert and deceptive conduct or threats of serious harm or menacing demands,” Nutt added.

The woman, who was arrested at her home Saturday, cannot be named publicly due to a court order. She was remanded in custody and faces a maximum 15 years in prison if convicted.

The Chinese Embassy in Canberra did not immediately respond on Monday to a request for comment.

She is the first foreign national to be charged under the sweeping laws that between Australia and China when they were first announced in 2017.

Vietnam-born Melbourne businessman and local community leader was sentenced to two years and nine months in prison last year over an attempt to influence a former federal government minister on behalf of China.

Sydney businessman also was charged with foreign interference for allegedly accepting payments for information from two suspected Chinese spies. He pleaded not guilty to the charge.

, director-general of the Australian Security Intelligence Organization, said the nation’s main domestic spy agency had made a signficant contribution to the latest arrest.

“Foreign interference of the kind alleged is an appalling assault on Australian values, freedoms and sovereignty,” Burgess said in a statement.

The charge comes as Prime Minister mends bilateral relations with China that plumbed new lows under the previous Australian administration over issues including foreign interference laws.

Albanese traveled to Beijing last month to meet with Chinese President for the fourth time since the Australian leader was first elected in 2022.

The post Chinese woman becomes third person charged under Australia’s foreign interference laws appeared first on Associated Press.

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