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China’s interest in foreign interference ‘shouldn’t be a surprise’

2026-07-17 News & Politics
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Sky News host Caleb Bond says China’s interest in foreign interference in Western nations is not a surprise. “We shouldn’t be surprised,” Mr Bond told Sky News Digital Presenter Gabriella Power. “It’s not a surprise that they would want to monitor what’s happening in Western nations, and it’s not a surprise that they would want to interfere.”

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@MyOp 2026-07-17

foreign interference ‘shouldn’t be a surprise’ yes but a political party working with it is

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@johnbartlet8444 2026-07-17

Lol, nothing new. How do you think Albo and labour got elected?

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@markdeane-smith9576 2026-07-17

China has also been involved in Australia. Are people in Victoria ready to vote Labor out? ADVANCE AUSTRALIA - It’s hotting up in Victoria ahead of the state election. There are just four months to go and many people are worried that Labor could still win. It seems like Victorians are ready to vote Premier Jacinta Allan out, but when you look at the opinion polls, they are still in the race. Right now, Labor, the Liberals and One Nation are evenly split, with about a quarter of the vote each. It seems like a majority of voters are focused on the main goal: kicking Labor out! Here’s the nightmare scenario: What if everyone who votes “1” for the Liberals or One Nation forgets to put Labor last? That means Labor could sneak back into government on the preferences of people who actually didn’t want to vote for them. Of course, you and I know how preferences work. But does every voter know that there’s a risk their vote could wind up with Labor if they don’t put Labor last? A protest vote alone won’t get the job done this time. If everyone who doesn’t vote Labor actually puts Labor last, that’ll be the end of them! And we’ll be one step closer to getting rid of Anthony Albanese. Do you know someone voting in the Victorian election? Better make sure you remind them to put Labor last!

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@chrisphillips6996 2026-07-17

This is the beginning of the end for leftard mainstream media. They have totally exposed themselves.

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@marlonevers-n5g 2026-07-17

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@user-sb3xl8lz5t 2026-07-18

It is clear that the Chinese imperial clique was nurtured and strengthened by the United States. On the one hand, it enslaves the Chinese people; on the other hand, it serves as a hypothetical enemy that spurs U.S. development, and it also plays a unique role in weakening the European Union and coercing U.S. allies.

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@Studio4.Drumming 2026-07-18

I work with the Chinese every day and they are sneaky as you could every Imagine…. Of course they want Albanese,because Albanese is a communist lover trying to get everybody poor because it’s all about control. just how China does things. Also reason they put in department you can’t call them a liar because you knew what he was gonna do ahead of time and how many lies are we up to now sneaky as can be just like the Chinese made no mistake about it it’s all about control and it’s time that everybody in Australia stood up to the little prick and says enough enough.

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@briandillon6328 2026-07-17

We liv in the Asia pacific. China is our biggest trading partner. Do you all want to be an isolated European colony in perpetuity or wake up and smell the roses? American is finished, we are a middle power at best. Do you want to prosper and survive or go down in flames with a fast-dying empire that is losing is global relevance and only too willing to take everyone down with them?

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@garbiellapeterman 2026-07-17

The crypto winter is finally ending after months of choppy trading, and SPX30B is proudly leading the market breakout.

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@junaidisalam5718 2026-07-17

knock it off, donald... Xi's just not that into you... even if its true, it happened under your watch... such a failure...

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