CCP Trying to Divide and Conquer Australia’s Major Parties: Former Major General

‘The worry for Australia is we will slowly become less assertive as a world-leading democracy [towards] kowtowing to China to keep our trade going.’

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (L) and CCP Premier Li Qiang leave after their visit to Kaarta Gar-up Lookout in Kings Park in Perth, Australia on June 18, 2024. Richard Wainwright/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

BRISBANE, Australia—The recent high-profile visit by Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Premier Li Qiang to Australia aims to divide and conquer the major political parties, says a retired major general.

“The reason that Premier Li is here right now, is they’ve chosen to make a distinction from the Morrison government to the Labor [government],” said Major General Adam Findlay, now a professor at Griffith University.