Saturday, 16 Nov 2019 12:44 PM MYT
MELBOURNE, Nov 16 — Two Australian lawmakers known for their outspoken criticism of the Chinese regime said they had been barred from visiting the country next month because of their “frankness about the Chinese Communist Party.” “We look forward to a time when the Chinese government realises it has nothing to fear from honest discussion and the free exchange of ideas,” Hastie and Paterson said in a joint statement late yesterday.
In August, China condemned Hastie for his opinion piece in Australian newspapers in which he warned about China's influence, comparing Beijing's rise to threat from Nazi Germany.
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