Australia Established a special measures group to prevent foreign-government interference by foreign countries.
In Australia, as suspicions about Chinese espionage have been reported one after another, the federal government has announced that it will invest about 6.5 billion yen in Japanese yen to set up a special action team to prevent foreign domestic interference.
In Australia last month, Chinese espionage groups reported that they were trying to send Chinese men to Congress, raising concerns about foreign internal interference and espionage.
Under such circumstances, Prime Minister Morrison of Australia held a conference in the capital Canberra on the 2nd and announced that a special measures team will be set up by investing approximately 6.5 billion yen in Japanese yen to prevent foreign domestic interference.
According to it, the special measures group is led by the executives of the security information bureau, which is an information agency, and it is composed of parties such as investigators of the federal police and institutions analyzing financial information, and the cooperation of each agency is strengthened. is.
In this way, we will quickly detect and stop movements related to internal interference, and aim to prosecute people involved.
Prime Minister Morrison said, “Foreign interference has been a threat that has been evolving over the past few years. It is important that the sources of interference are diverse and capable of being addressed,” emphasizing the significance of the Special Measures Team. .
Last year, Australia made prior notifications for political activities that represent foreign interests, and prohibited political contributions from foreigners, strengthening the stance of preventing unfair activities by foreign countries, such as internal political interference.