One alleged Chinese spy provided Canberra with Beijing's operations in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Australia

Nine newspaper today reported that Chinese defectors, called Wang "William" Liqiang, provided the Australian counterintelligence with the identity of China's top military intelligence officers in Hong Kong, along with how they sponsor and conduct activities in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Australia.

Wang admitted to engaging in trespassing and trespassing activities in all three areas, including the kidnapping of one of five book sellers in Hong Kong, which led them to mainland China for questioning on suspicion of selling documents. "prevent".

In interviews with The Age, Sydney Morning Herald and the 60 Minutes TV show today, Wang also "revealed details" about how Beijing controls companies to fund intelligence operations, including supervise and document dissidents and media organizations.

Nine reported that Wang currently lives in Sydney with his wife and newborn son on a tourist visa and has asked for political asylum. "If I return, I will be executed," Wang said in an interview of 60 Minutes today.

In October, Wang admitted to the Australian Security Intelligence Organization (ASIO) that "I personally participated in a variety of espionage activities".

Wang is said to have used a fake Korean identity and passport to enter Taiwan to interfere in the island's elections in 2018 and to intervene in the people's opinion polls for leadership next year. In Hong Kong, Wang claimed to have recruited mainland students to gain entry into Hong Kong universities and student associations.

"I build patriotism in them, direct them to love the country, love the Party and leaders as well as fight hard against democracy protesters in Hong Kong," Wang said. that his team has found and made public the personal information of the protesters as well as their parents and family members.

Wang added that he met a senior intelligence official who he said was conducting espionage activities in Australia through an energy company. "At that time, he told me that he lived in Canberra. I knew his position was very important," Wang said.

The information Wang provided did not provide details about Chinese espionage in Australia but could exacerbate Beijing's espionage and interference allegations in the country.

ASIO earlier this year warned that the threat of foreign intervention is "unprecedented" and the number of foreign spies in Australia is now higher than during the Cold War.

China has not yet voiced the above information.