I'm glad to hear that. It reassures me. I didn't assume anything like that, but it still makes people wonder when the government seems to comply quite often with China's threats.
I personally find that worrisome. I feel that our national security should take precedence over our desire to develop ties with dictatorships around the world. That doesn't mean we shouldn't have a dialogue with them.
That leads me to my next question for you.
It seems that in Australia, issues have been raised about the effectiveness of the regime that was put in place. It's as if they were just catching people who registered, meaning people who were clearly foreign agents, such as ambassadors and consular staff, who were pretty much already known to be agents.
How, then, do we ensure that people register proactively and sufficiently, given the flaws and weaknesses we have seen abroad? Also, how are we going to catch people who won't comply in the future?