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Two Chinese Nationals Charged with Foreign Interference in Australia

2/11/2026

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Two Chinese nationals, 25 and 31, have been charged with foreign interference in Australia for gathering information on the Guan Yin Citta Buddhist group for a Chinese government agency.
The charges mark the fourth and fifth individuals charged under Australia’s 2018 foreign interference laws.
ASIO Director-General Mike Burgess said regimes targeting diaspora communities are unacceptable, noting the investigation began last year.
The Chinese embassy has not commented on the charges.

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Two Chinese nationals, 25 and 31, have been charged with foreign interference in Australia for gathering information on the Guan Yin Citta Buddhist group for a Chinese government agency.
The charges mark the fourth and fifth individuals charged under Australia’s 2018 foreign interference laws.
ASIO Director-General Mike Burgess said regimes targeting diaspora communities are unacceptable, noting the investigation began last year.
The Chinese embassy has not commented on the charges.