Why a bakery assistant has been accused of being a Chinese spy

A Chinese bakery assistant arrested by the Australian Federal Police has been accused of allegedly being a Chinese spy for the Chinese Communist Party.

Director of Strategic Analysis Australia Michael Shoebridge says the woman is the third to be arrested for allegedly monitoring members of a Buddhist group in Canberra.

“This would fit with the way the Chinese government behaves; they’ve been trying to see who is involved in this Canberra Buddhist organisation, because that Buddhist organisation is banned in China,” he told Ross and Russel.

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She’s been charged with foreign interference.

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