The Chinese community group, the consulate and the Labor Premier

The WA government appointed two pro-Beijing community leaders to a new paid advisory council before Premier Mark McGowan escalated his criticism of the Morrison government’s handling of the China relationship.

WA Premier Mark McGowan, centre, with former Chinese consul-general Dong Zhihua, second from right. Australian Chinese Times owner Edward Zhang and Chung Wah president Ting Chen stand behind him, first and second from right.McGowan sharpened his criticism of the federal government’s relationship with Beijing last Tuesday, saying Australia was acting “against its own interests” and the economic consequences of losing the trading relationship would be “absolutely catastrophic”.

Zhang is a founding member and honorary chairman of the WA branch of the Australian Council for the Promotion of the Peaceful Reunification of China, a group tied to United Front. The United Front operates overseas networks that mobilise support for the Chinese Communist Party. The association’s shift to a pro-Beijing organisation was ushered in by former president Richard Tan after years of internal hostilities sidelined second-generation Australian-Chinese members.

In 2016 Chung Wah signed a statement defending China’s actions in the South China Sea where it has made territorial claims disputed at the United Nations. “The Chinese nation has been a nation that values ​​peace since ancient times, but if anyone plots wrongdoing, we will fully support the motherland in a just struggle,” the statement said.

“With the tensions between China and Australia, I am concerned if things get worse these [may not be] good representatives of the Chinese community in Australia,” said the Liberal figure, who asked to remain anonymous so he could speak freely.He said the association struggled to resist the pressures from the consulate, which often underwrote their functions, pressured them to host events and linked them to United Front groups.

McGowan is so far up China's butt he can taste Yulin BBQ

Selling us out .

Good to see The Age has jumped on the xenophobic China rhetoric...

Beware CCP members bearing gifts.

Drop you pants Mark McGowan when your Chinese masters come around...Shame on you

trying to undermine WA sensible approach. The community members are pro Australia. The Age, along with SMH and Murdoch media are lock step with Morrison on his irresponsible anti Beijing campaign.

Westralians voted for this so sympathies are limited. McGowan moving into treason territory like his mate Andrews in Victoria

When they lost Sammy Dastyari they had Dan Andrews and now they've got Mark McGowan. Nothing wrong with getting the people control and curfew experts in?

Such sinophobic shit-talking again.

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