Government should rebuke China ambassador for ASIO comments: expert | ABC NEWS
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China's ambassador has criticised ASIO in an opinion piece submitted to the Sydney Morning Herald, accusing the spy agency of undermining Australia-China relations. Bethany Allen from the Australia Strategic Policy Institute, who is the head of China investigations and analysis, told the ABC she thinks the Australian government should make a "muscular" response to the ambassador's statement. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-01/chinese-ambassador-asio-trade-barbs-over-foreign-interference/106847408 Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia #abcnewschannel
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