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James Murdoch, the younger son of right-wing media mogul Rupert Murdoch, has unleashed a wave of criticism at American news media outlets.
James, who resigned from the board of the global media company News Corp in July last year, hit out at the media forces which he said were partly responsible for the 6 January Capitol riots in Washington.
“Many media property owners have as much responsibility for this as the elected officials who know the truth but choose instead to propagate lies. We hope the awful scenes we have all been seeing will finally convince those enablers to repudiate the toxic politics they have promoted once and forever,” he told the
Fire burns in the grass near Bumbalong, south of the Australian capital, Canberra, Feb. 1, 2020 [AP Photo/Rick Rycroft]
2020 has had no shortage of images of catastrophe and suffering, but the ones that haunt me the most are from the inferno that engulfed my home country, Australia, at the very beginning of the year.
For us Australians, the year started with images of giant flames climbing up the cliffs of the Blue Mountains and the news that over a billion animals had perished in the fires raging across the continent. Over the previous month, we had witnessed the Sydney skyline disappear under a dystopian, orange pall of smoke and would soon watch in worry as hundreds of vacationing families huddled together on beaches to be rescued from fast-approaching fires.
Jan 01, 2021, 15:41 PM IST
BEIJING: An umbrella organization of Chinese intelligence of The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), collectively known as the United Front system, administered by the United Front Work Department (UFWD) of the Chinese government is involved to carry out subversive operations across the world, according to a report prepared by The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) titled The Party Speaks for You , authored by its Analyst Alex Joske.
The report, funded by The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, highlights the activities carried out by the United Front of the People s Republic of China (PRC) and the nexus of organisations created by it across the world.
Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has hosted Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in an online forum, where Australia was warned to not become part of a US-led coalition against China .
Mr Wang blamed the US for the bitter trade war and crumbling relationship between the two superpowers that has the world on edge.
He said the relationship between China and the US was at the lowest level since the establishment of diplomatic ties 41 years ago , and called on President-Elect Joe Biden to change course.
Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd spoke to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.(9News) It is important that the US, toward China, return to objectivity as early as possible, Mr Wang said.