Australian Probe of Possible Interference Fueled Tensions With China

SYDNEY—In a dawn raid in June, federal police searched the residence of an Australian state opposition lawmaker in Sydney. That identical day, in relationship with the identical investigation, authorities seized the pcs and telephones of four journalists functioning for Chinese news corporations.

China introduced aspects of the raids on its journalists last week immediately after Australia pulled two of its journalists out of China, shedding further light on the mounting tensions concerning Australia and China that led up to the diplomatic standoff about the…