Please, No Critiques of China, We are the ABC (Austrasia Broadcaster of Communism) By James Reed

An academic who was going on ABC’s Radio National to talk about space-base solar power, was told not to make any anti-China comments. That was because, it is said, the ABC was seen as anti-China, by whom, we know not. Were does this come from? The communism dripping from this taxpayer funded disgrace makes me ill. I cannot listen to anything on ABC Radio for more than a few seconds without developing heart palpitations. And, just imagine the neo-Marxist cultural background background to restraining speakers from criticising their god, China. It says it all. Plenty of stuff attacking Australian society, but not one where organs are harvested.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/media/completely-out-of-order-abc-requests-interviewee-not-to-make-antichina-comments/news-story/a9ea745d4783025433da143127e1e895?utm_source=TheAustralian&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_content=TATodaysHeadlinesSubPM

“An academic about to be interviewed by the ABC says he was asked “not to make any anti-China comments” just days after ambassador Xiao Qian visited the broadcaster’s Sydney HQ.

Malcolm Davis, senior analyst at think tank ASPI, was ­appearing on Geraldine ­Doogue’s Radio National program, which was being hosted by Kathryn Robinson, in an interview about space-based solar power.

Dr Davis told The Australian a producer facilitating the interview made the request, claiming the ABC was seen to be “anti-China”.

The request came just two days after the Chinese ambassador visited ABC offices on Thursday.

“This person then said to me, ‘Oh, look, we’ve come under a lot of pressure because we’re seen to be anti-China, so can you please not make any anti-China statements?’” Dr Davis said.

He said he responded to the request by saying he would only be speaking “factually about space-based solar power” and that he had no intention of making anti-China comments.

“The actual request was completely out of order, in my opinion,” Dr Davis said.

“You don’t ask someone not to have freedom of speech, which is what this person was asking me to do.”

The ABC said Dr Davis had misunderstood the request.

“Before the interview, the producer explained that Greg Sheridan had just been on that morning’s program talking about the Chinese ambassador’s speech, including making criticisms of China,” the ABC said.