Banned Chinese billionaire donor Huang Xiangmo says Australia is a ‘giant baby’
- Huang has played a significant role in Australian politics, as a huge donor to both major parties
- He was effectively blocked from re-entering Australia when his permanent residency visa was revoked
Huang also criticised Australia’s domestic spy agency for acting contrary to Australian support for the “One China” policy, and urged it to instead investigate journalists who he said may be “serving foreign intelligence agencies” and had stolen “classified information to gain attention and a spotlight”.
The Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation had reportedly cited his chairmanship of a pro-Beijing lobby group, the Australian Council for the Peaceful Reunification of China, which acts as part of a global influence network under the direction of the united front work department of the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Committee.
Huang spoke out against his treatment in Global Times – a tabloid arm of the Communist Party’s official newspaper group, People’s Daily.
Huang said it was an “objective fact” that Australia was a “giant baby”, according to the interview, published on Tuesday in Global Times’ English language edition.
“The history of Australia has determined the innate characteristics of a giant baby,” he said. “This is an objective fact and it does not mean Australia has to feel inferior.