Former Australian PM Says Business, Higher Education Sectors Need to Wake Up to China Threat

Malcolm Turnbull said that the country’s business and higher education sector needs to wake up to “bullying” and threats posed by the CCP.

Australia’s former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks to the media during a news conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on Aug. 15, 2018. AAP/Lukas Coch/via Reuters

Australia’s former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull said Wednesday that the country’s business and higher education sectors need to wake up to “bullying” and threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

Turnbull, whose government banned tech giants Huawei and ZTE from Australia’s 5G networks on national security grounds, criticized the nation’s business chiefs and academics after they condemned the Australian government over its relations with Beijing.