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

Albanese urged to cancel China trip as Beijing warns Australia against sheltering ‘fugitives’

Ted Hui speaks at a rally
Former Hong Kong MP Ted Hui is one of the those targeted by the regime’s authorities for his pro-democracy activism. Photograph: James Gourley/EPA

The Coalition has urged the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, to reconsider plans to travel to China after Hong Kong authorities vowed to pursue exiled democracy advocates “for life”.

The Labor government has also warned that it would not tolerate any foreign interference on Australian soil as it promised to protect the principle of free speech, but China’s foreign ministry said western countries should “stop providing a safe haven for fugitives”.

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