A general view of the Australian Australian flag is seen during the reception of the people of the then Prime Minister of Great Australia Julia Gillard on April 9, 2013 in Beijing, China.
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The state news agency Xinhua said the raids on Chinese journalists living in Australia were “horrendous” and damaged relations between the two countries.
China’s state-backed tabloid Global Times reported earlier this week that authorities in Australia raided the homes of four Chinese journalists living in the country in June.
A spokesman for Xinhua said in a statement that “this heinous, harsh and unjust act was horrific. It fully exposed the Cold War mentality and the political bias of some Australian Australian departments and officials.”
“What they have done is seriously damages the reputation and image of the Chinese media, but also seriously interferes with the exchange of people between China and Australia and Australia,” the spokesman added, who has not been identified.
On Thursday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said that such action by Australia “violates the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese journalists there and seriously harms the physical and mental health of journalists and their families.”
Responding to reports on Friday, Australia’s trade minister said security agencies had complied with the law.
Relations between the two big trading partners have become more strained and the news of the raid came with the exit of two Australian Australian journalists from China.
The pair returned home with the help of consular officials after Chinese state security visited their residences in Beijing and Shanghai and interrogated them.
Another Australian Australian, Chinese television anchor Cheng Lei, was detained by Chinese authorities at Chinese Gust.
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