- Asian candidate to run for One Nation in Queensland
- Shan Ju Lin believes the Chinese Government has too much influence in Australia
Shan Ju Lin was announced as One Nation's Bundamba candidate on the weekend.
A woman believed to be One Nation's first Asian candidate is not offended by Pauline Hanson's infamous remark 20 years ago that the country was at risk of "being swamped by Asians".
Shan Ju Lin said she believed she and the party would get the votes of "good Asians" in the Queensland election, slated for 2018, as they too feared the rising influence of the Chinese Government in Australia.
She understood why Ms Hanson made those comments, which included claims that Asians "form ghettos and do not assimilate".
"For European people it's very difficult to distinguish Chinese or Korean or Japanese, and I can understand why she said it," Ms Lin said.
"She sees the problem ahead of everybody, including you and me.
Ms Lin, a school teacher who moved from Taiwan to Australia 26 years ago, said the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was exerting too much influence on Australia.
It was already influencing the Labor and Liberal parties, she said, adding there would be serious consequences if huge numbers of its supporters moved to Australia.
"The Chinese Communist Party is a great threat to Australia because they bought a lot of businesses and our harbours and properties," she said.
"They will take over power of Australia.
"They will form their own government.
"Would you like 500 million people to move to Australia? Would you like to see that happen?"
Political tensions between China and neighbouring Taiwan stretch back more than 60 years, and Ms Lin said she had disliked the CCP since birth.
The CCP is also cracking down on Falun Gong, a Chinese meditation and spiritual movement that Ms Lin has participated in.
Chinese Communist Party (CCP) supporters were behind an incident in the Brisbane suburb of Sunnybank in 2010, when projectiles were fired at anti-CCP newspaper the Epoch Times while she was inside with staff.
'Good Asians' will back One Nation: Lin
Shan Ju Lin says Ms Hanson also has concerns about China's influence.
In 2018, Ms Lin will run in the Queensland state election seat of Bundamba — not far from Pauline Hanson's old Ipswich stomping ground, west of Brisbane.
She has ties to the area because of multicultural festivals she organised through the World Harmony Society.
Ms Lin is set to come up against former Labor police minister Jo-Ann Miller, a candidate who enjoyed a huge swing at the last election but has been dogged by political scandals since 2015.
While the Bundamba electorate is an overwhelmingly Anglo-Saxon, Ms Lin said she believed Brisbane's Asian community would support her bid to win a seat for One Nation.
"There are two groups of Asians... the good Asians will be like me," she said.
"The other group will be supporting CCP, and those people who support CCP are selfish people."
LNP, Labor, KAP, now One Nation
Shan Ju Lin speaks at a World Harmony Society event, a group she is president of.
For the One Nation challenger, this election tilt could be a case of fourth time lucky.
Ms Lin said the Liberal National Party and Labor had previously approached her to run in other elections, but withdrew their support because of her involvement with the Epoch Times and views about the CCP.
A woman believed to be One Nation's first Asian candidate is not offended by Pauline Hanson's infamous remark 20 years ago that the country was at risk of "being swamped by Asians".
Shan Ju Lin said she believed she and the party would get the votes of "good Asians" in the Queensland election, slated for 2018, as they too feared the rising influence of the Chinese Government in Australia.
She understood why Ms Hanson made those comments, which included claims that Asians "form ghettos and do not assimilate".
"For European people it's very difficult to distinguish Chinese or Korean or Japanese, and I can understand why she said it," Ms Lin said.
"She sees the problem ahead of everybody, including you and me.
Ms Lin, a school teacher who moved from Taiwan to Australia 26 years ago, said the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was exerting too much influence on Australia.
It was already influencing the Labor and Liberal parties, she said, adding there would be serious consequences if huge numbers of its supporters moved to Australia.
"The Chinese Communist Party is a great threat to Australia because they bought a lot of businesses and our harbours and properties," she said.
"They will take over power of Australia.
"They will form their own government.
"Would you like 500 million people to move to Australia? Would you like to see that happen?"
Political tensions between China and neighbouring Taiwan stretch back more than 60 years, and Ms Lin said she had disliked the CCP since birth.
The CCP is also cracking down on Falun Gong, a Chinese meditation and spiritual movement that Ms Lin has participated in.
Chinese Communist Party (CCP) supporters were behind an incident in the Brisbane suburb of Sunnybank in 2010, when projectiles were fired at anti-CCP newspaper the Epoch Times while she was inside with staff.
'Good Asians' will back One Nation: Lin
Shan Ju Lin says Ms Hanson also has concerns about China's influence.In 2018, Ms Lin will run in the Queensland state election seat of Bundamba — not far from Pauline Hanson's old Ipswich stomping ground, west of Brisbane.
She has ties to the area because of multicultural festivals she organised through the World Harmony Society.
Ms Lin is set to come up against former Labor police minister Jo-Ann Miller, a candidate who enjoyed a huge swing at the last election but has been dogged by political scandals since 2015.
While the Bundamba electorate is an overwhelmingly Anglo-Saxon, Ms Lin said she believed Brisbane's Asian community would support her bid to win a seat for One Nation.
"There are two groups of Asians... the good Asians will be like me," she said.
"The other group will be supporting CCP, and those people who support CCP are selfish people."
LNP, Labor, KAP, now One Nation
Shan Ju Lin speaks at a World Harmony Society event, a group she is president of.For the One Nation challenger, this election tilt could be a case of fourth time lucky.
Ms Lin said the Liberal National Party and Labor had previously approached her to run in other elections, but withdrew their support because of her involvement with the Epoch Times and views about the CCP.
A Chinese language poster promoting Shan Ju Lin when she was KAP candidate.
She ran in the Queensland seat of Moreton for Katter's Australian Party (KAP) in the 2016 federal election, but secured less than 2 per cent of the vote.
However Ms Lin claimed the campaign was doomed from the start because she received little backing from KAP headquarters and did not even meet party leader Bob Katter.
Having spoken to Ms Hanson in person, Ms Lin said things were different this time.
"I believe she supports me," Ms Lin said.
She said she believed she was One Nation's first Asian candidate.
While Queensland campaign manager Jim Savage could not recall any others, he said the party had not kept records of the ethnic backgrounds of its past candidates.
"But when we have an Asian candidate everyone wants to know about it."
Mr Savage said One Nation supported Ms Lin's strong anti-CCP stance.
"Is China an evil communist dictatorship? Absolutely, communism is the diametric opposite to what One Nation stands for," he said.
Ms Hanson announced on the weekend 36 candidates to stand at the next Queensland election.
She ran in the Queensland seat of Moreton for Katter's Australian Party (KAP) in the 2016 federal election, but secured less than 2 per cent of the vote.
However Ms Lin claimed the campaign was doomed from the start because she received little backing from KAP headquarters and did not even meet party leader Bob Katter.
Having spoken to Ms Hanson in person, Ms Lin said things were different this time.
"I believe she supports me," Ms Lin said.
She said she believed she was One Nation's first Asian candidate.
While Queensland campaign manager Jim Savage could not recall any others, he said the party had not kept records of the ethnic backgrounds of its past candidates.
"But when we have an Asian candidate everyone wants to know about it."
Mr Savage said One Nation supported Ms Lin's strong anti-CCP stance.
"Is China an evil communist dictatorship? Absolutely, communism is the diametric opposite to what One Nation stands for," he said.
Ms Hanson announced on the weekend 36 candidates to stand at the next Queensland election.
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