Toward Decline
Even in Australia, China is after you. Its new law criminalises what happens abroad
Why it matters
China is formalising extraterritorial legal jurisdiction over Australian citizens and residents, directly targeting academics, journalists, and analysts—the intellectual base supporting Australian strategic autonomy and allied intelligence sharing. This represents escalation of lawfare and coercive diplomacy that constrains Australia's intellectual freedom, complicates AUKUS engagement, and signals Beijing's intent to fragment Western alliance cohesion by criminalising legitimate analytical work on China.
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