What the Chinese government has done by shutting down an Australian account is foreign interference of Australian democracy in an election year. Reuters wasn't immediately able to reach the company to request comment. Australian PM loses control of Wechat Chinese account as election looms.
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The account registration is now linked to a technology company, Fuzhou 985, in Fujian province, Reuters found. The Scott Morrison account was registered in 2019 using the name of a Chinese citizen in mainland China as its account operator, WeChat records show and a government source confirmed.įeaturing Morrison's photograph, it originally promoted major announcements on the economy or the COVID-19 pandemic, for example, translated into Chinese.īut in January, the account was rebranded 'Australia China New Life', and said it would provide information such about life in Australia, Reuters confirmed by viewing the account. Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison's Liberal Party lost access to his official WeChat social media account months ago, politicians said on Monday, issuing claims of censorship, while the still-active account being run by a new Chinese controller now promotes Chinese life in Australia. Tencent didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from Reuters.īoth the Liberals and the main opposition Labor Party set up official WeChat accounts for their leaders through outsourced agencies. The Scott Morrison account was registered in 2019 using the name of a Chinese citizen in mainland China as its account operator, WeChat records show and a government source confirmed. Australia PM Morrison loses control of WeChat Chinese account as election looms.
10, said a person with knowledge of the matter, who declined to be named because of the sensitivity of the matter. Australia PM Morrison loses control of WeChat Chinese account as election looms A little-known Chinese technology company that took over a WeChat social media account set up for Australias Prime Minster Scott Morrison said on Monday it wanted to buy an account with a large fanbase in Australia, and was unaware it was his. The prime minister's office has made multiple fruitless requests to WeChat to regain access to the account, most recently on Jan.
With a national election due by May, the government would have aimed to use the Morrison account to promote its policies during the Chinese New Year celebrations starting Feb.
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