The alleged Chinese plot to infiltrate Australian parliament is having widespread political ramifications but there are social implications too. Some Chinese Australians say they are now being perceived as a threat to society.
Mounting claims against China – which it denies - have culminated in an investigation by spy agency ASIO and the Australian Federal Police, adding to Australia's already fragile relationship with China.
Warren Wang, who moved to Sydney from mainland China in 2012 and recently became an Australian citizen, believes the Chinese Communist Party is trying to wield influence in Australia.
But he says the issue cannot be conflated with cultural discrimination.
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