Justin Bassi 1周前 It’s a prime example of where the government has changed policy towards 🇨🇳 without acknowledgment or explanation. The change of gov policy should alarm Australians & will embolden authoritarian r It’s a prime example of where the government has changed policy towards 🇨🇳 without acknowledgment or explanation. The change of gov policy should alarm Australians & will embolden authoritarian regimes into believing Australia will accept whatever they say without question. /End #政府政策 #对华政策 #澳大利亚
Justin Bassi 1周前 DFAT declared Dr Yang’s detention arbitrary in 2021 so it isn’t a debate about a new or different case but a deliberate decision to retract the public condemnation of 🇨🇳 seemingly to ensure a more pos DFAT declared Dr Yang’s detention arbitrary in 2021 so it isn’t a debate about a new or different case but a deliberate decision to retract the public condemnation of 🇨🇳 seemingly to ensure a more positive relationship with 🇨🇳 at the expense of the interests of an 🇦🇺citizen. 5/6 #DFAT #DrYang #Detention
Justin Bassi 1周前 It shows the emptiness of the 'cooperate where we can, disagree only where we must' principle - if the torture of an Australian citizen does not reach the the threshold of 'disagreement', then what do It shows the emptiness of the 'cooperate where we can, disagree only where we must' principle - if the torture of an Australian citizen does not reach the the threshold of 'disagreement', then what does? 4/6 #澳大利亚 #公民权利 #酷刑
Justin Bassi 1周前 The mistreatment of 🇦🇺 citizens cannot be glossed over as part of a compromise to help “stabilise” trade & cultural ties. This week we’ve seen ministers revel in China’s loan of pandas to our zoo The mistreatment of 🇦🇺 citizens cannot be glossed over as part of a compromise to help “stabilise” trade & cultural ties. This week we’ve seen ministers revel in China’s loan of pandas to our zoos but say nothing about the treatment of an Australian known to involve torture. 3/6 #澳大利亚 #公民待遇 #中澳关系
Justin Bassi 1周前 Absent the prospect of an imminent release, there is no possible justification for the Australian government’s silent approach to Dr Yang’s ongoing detention & mistreatment by the Chinese Communis Absent the prospect of an imminent release, there is no possible justification for the Australian government’s silent approach to Dr Yang’s ongoing detention & mistreatment by the Chinese Communist Party. Why was there no comment to mark the 6th anniversary of his detention? 2/6 #澳大利亚 #政府 #沉默