Why Is the Australian Government Behaving Like the Chinese Regime?

Protesters march along Broadway and George St toward Sydney Town Hall during the "World Wide Rally For Freedom" anti-lockdown rally at Hyde Park in Sydney, Australia, on July 24, 2021. Mick Tsikas/AAP Image

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Australians, we’re told, value honesty and humor; they loathe pretentiousness. This perhaps explains why Australia fell out of love with China. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is known for many things, but most definitely not modesty, humility, or a sense of humor.