Australia `flirting with danger` in debate over China, race commissioner warns
(The Guardian China)

Tim Soutphommasane says discussions over influence could lead to `suspicion of Chinese-Australians´Australia´s race discrimination commissioner says we are `flirting with danger` in the debate over Chinese influence in our democracy, warning that antagonism towards state-sponsored interference could spill over `into a general suspicion of Chinese-Australians`.In an intensification of a public warning delivered earlier this year, Tim Soutphommasane will use the opportunity of a community forum on Tuesday to spell out his concerns with the Chinese influence debate, and he will also blast the recent `panic` from politicians over African youth crime in Melbourne. Related: Coalition pressures Labor to urgently pass spy laws to avert `general chaos` at byelections Related: Julie Bishop defends record on China after former ambassador`s call for her to be sacked Continue reading...