Via John Fitzgerald at the AFR:
People in China who follow Chinese-language sites in Australia were startled by the warnings that started flashing on their screens. “All Chinese students in Australia are warned to be on the alert for possible threats to their safety,” China’s embassy and consulates cautioned in an official alert on December 20. “Attacks and insults targeting Chinese students have been taking place around Australia.”
PRC-funded Chinese-language websites and radio stations in Australia, including Melbourne’s 3CW, repeated the warning between music breaks, in endless loops, along with a recital of phone numbers for presumably distressed students eager to contact their local consulates and parents.
