CCP Deletes Questions on Shen Yun Bomb Threat From Official Press Conference Transcript

CCP spokesperson Mao Ning spoke about the recent bomb threat against the Australian PM, which was later doctored from the transcript.

Members of a Peoples Liberation Army honour guard march in Tiananmen Square after the closing session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, or CPPCC at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on March 10, 2024. Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has edited a transcript of a press conference that mentioned the recent bomb threat that forced Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to be evacuated.

The CCP official was questioned on the evacuation of Albanese from his official residence—The Lodge—on Feb. 24, in response to the Australian Federal Police receive Chinese-language threats threatening violence against the leader unless the current Shen Yun Performing Arts tour was stopped.