CCP Deletes Question on Australian Prime Minister’s Evacuation From Official Press Conference Transcript

CCP spokesperson Mao Ning spoke about the recent bomb threat against the Australian prime minister, 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.

A CCP official was questioned on the evacuation of Albanese from his official residence—The Lodge—on Feb. 24 after the Australian Federal Police were notified of Chinese-language threats of violence against the leader unless the Australian-tour performances by New-York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts were stopped.