Chinese-Australian newspapers say advertisers withdrawing due to China pressure

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Two Chinese-Australian news outlets say there has been an increase in businesses withdrawing ads from their papers due to pressure from the Chinese government | MaxKoslowski

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the Chinese consulate had repeatedly warned Georges River Council in Sydney not to accept sponsorshipAt a Foreign Ministry press conference in Beijing on Thursday, the newspaper was described as "Falun Gong-backed media".Falun Gong is a spiritual exercise outlawed in China since the turn of the century for being an "evil cult". In the press conference the spokesman claimed it was an organisation that engages in smear campaigns.

"We have been receiving direct or indirect threats continuously, mostly in advertisements - that's where they think they can influence us in real terms," Mr Xiao said.Mr Xiao said he has had major Australian companies in the pharmaceutical and tourism sectors withdraw from advertisement agreements due to fears the news outlet was "too political".did not wish to share more company details over fears it would scare off future advertisers or invite retaliation from China.

"This is a threat to democracy, and to normal Australian businesses and people," Mr Xiao said. "It's going to escalate in one way or another." Western businesses are increasingly required to choose between criticising China and accessing its massive consumer market. A rift between the NBA and China was exposed after the basketball league distanced itself from Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey last week after he tweeted his support for protesters in Hong Kong.

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keanfei47 MaxKoslowski The problem is nobody reads those two newspaper. They are free but still nobody takes them seriously.

MaxKoslowski Hows the flow of aldi cash, brown paper or direct deposits to fund raisings. At Liberal Labor National fine dinners, morning tea, ministerial meet & greed togethers. Reds are no longer under the beds. They are on top & doing our pollies. Day & knighty with full armour on

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