China Won't Yield to Five Eyes' Criticisms: Global Times

The Global Times, one of China's state-owned newspapers, said the country has no reason to compromise with the Five Eyes alliance, a group that it claims projects racial superiority. The tabloid newspaper, part of the People's Daily group, made the comments following a joint statement by the alliance criticizing China for disqualifying four legislators in Hong Kong. China will be able to defend its independent governance in the face of such actions, the Times said. The Five Eyes, originally meant to share intelligence, has evolved into "a loudspeaker" for the U.S. lead anti-China campaign and a fan club for Western countries to show loyalty to Washington, according to the newspaper. It singled out Australia for having gone too far in repeatedly attacking China over human rights and openly interfering in China's internal affairs in Xinjiang and Hong Kong.