Attack on Hong Kong Epoch Times a ‘Litmus Test’ for the Territory’s Government: Australian Politicians

Construction debris on top of printing press equipment at the print shop that prints the Hong Kong edition of The Epoch Times in Hong Kong, China, on April 12, 2021. Adrian Yu/The Epoch Times

The attack on the Hong Kong office of The Epoch Times is a “litmus test” for the territory’s governing body, said Australian politicians who have called on the federal government to denounce the attack.

Queensland Liberal National Party MP George Christiansen told The Epoch Times that the world had seen an escalation of attacks on the free press in Hong Kong, including those involving Jimmy Lai, and that they should be denounced, including by the Australian government.