Diplomatic Law

Political councilor Liu Jing of the Chinese embassy in Canberra said he was not interfering with Australia's internal affairs when he met managers of the National Press Club in Canberra about Rebiya Kadeer's speech at the Club and said, "You must withdraw the invitation to Ms Kadeer." In reaction, Australia's Foreign Minister Stephen Smith told Chinese diplomats to behave "politely and appropriately". Ms. Kadeer in turn wasted no time to capitalise on the speaking opportunity made much more high-profile by the Chinese diplomat's "impolite" act, urging Australia to take the four remaining Chinese Muslims held at Guantanamo Bay and ignore the pressure from Beijing,