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Defectors say China running 1,000 spies in Canada
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2005/06/15/spies050615.html
> Two Chinese defectors say the Chinese government has a network of more than 1,000 spies and informants in Canada.
The two men were diplomats in Australia, where they are now seeking political asylum. They say Australia and other countries such as the United States have Chinese spy networks operating inside them too.
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China envoy alleges spy network
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/06/05/australia.china.diplomat/index.html
>SYDNEY, Australia (CNN) -- A senior Chinese diplomat on the run in Australia claims
China has a network of about 1,000 agents in the country who have been involved in kidnappings of dissidents.
>The diplomat, Chen Yonglin, said his work in Australia included monitoring the activities
of dissident Chinese groups, including Falun Gong practitioners and supporters of Tibet,
Taiwan and Uighur separatists in western China.
>Chen, 37, consul for political affairs at the consulate-general in Sydney, left his post on
May 26 and has sought political asylum from the Australian government for himself, his wife
Jin Ping and their six-year-old daughter Chen Fangrong.
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2nd Chinese defector in Australia backs spy claims
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2005/06/07/spy050607.html
>A former Chinese security officer who has defected to Australia says estimates of 1,000 Chinese spies operating in Australia are not an exaggeration.
Hao Fengjun backed up claims made by Chen Yonglin, the former first secretary at the Chinese consulate-general in Sydney, who is still in hiding as he seeks political asylum.
>"I worked in the police office in the Security Bureau and I believe that what Mr. Chen says is true," Hao told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from Melbourne.
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Lawyer says Australia hosts Chinese spy network - third Chinese defector
http://www.abc.net.au/ra/news/stories/s1389140.htm
>The lawyer representing a former Chinese security bureau official who has been granted refugee status in Australia has outlined abuses he says his client saw perpetrated by members of China's secret service.
>The lawyer, Bernard Collaery, says the official cannot be named because of concern for the safety of his family in China.
>He is the third Chinese defector to claim that China has a network of spies operating in Australia.
>Mr Collaery says his client has provided "a treasure trove of proof" of how 610 operates and how the activities of people in Australia are reported back to Beijing.
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Australia: Chinese defectors given cold shoulder
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2005/jun2005/chen-j18.shtml
>Chen went public with his allegations, followed by three other high-level Chinese defectors who surfaced with similar stories. All had sought asylum in Australia, only to be shunned and told to apply for refugee status. >One, Hao Fengjun, worked for a Chinese government security agency called 610, which he said received voluminous reports on Chinese people living in Australia.
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