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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspondent

AFP must explain deal allowing Chinese ‘secret police’ to conduct operations in Australia, Coalition says

James Paterson
The Coalition’s home affairs spokesperson, James Paterson, said China’s ministry of public security ‘did not adhere to their end of the deal’ with the Australian federal police after a 2019 operation. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

The Australian federal police must explain why it renewed a cooperation deal with China’s ministry of public security (MPS) after “gravely concerning” reports about the agency’s activities on Australian soil, the Coalition has said.

The opposition has identified at least seven active agreements relating to AFP cooperation with Chinese agencies, three of which were extended only last month.

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