The number of Chinese seeking asylum in Australia is increasing

Recently, the number of Chinese students seeking political asylum from the Australian government has been increasing.
According to the latest data released by the Australian Department of Home Affairs, a total of 3,555 Chinese students have sought political asylum from the Australian government over the past five years, which is more than the number of Chinese students in any other country. This number continues to rise and has attracted widespread attention and debate in Australian society.
Asylum seekers say they flee China mainly because of personal and family difficulties. In addition, the human rights situation and restrictions on freedom of expression are also factors that drive Chinese students to seek asylum.
Abul Rizvi, the former deputy minister of the Australian Department of Immigration, told Voice of America that another reason for the increase in Chinese seeking political asylum from other countries is China's ban on visa exchanges and the Australian government's ban on foreign students to reduce the number of immigrants.
Some immigration lawyers have emphasized that the Chinese students' asylum requests are actually to work in Australia, and that the Chinese regime may use this type of asylum to send more Chinese to Australia and use them as spies or agents to serve Chinese interests and influence Australia.