Chen Yonglin

An entirely hypothesised phone call last night...

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  Hello? Chinese Embassy in Australia?

  Yeah, g'day. This is the Austalian department of Foreign Affairs. We've got this guy, Chain Young-line or something...

  Chen Yonglin?

  Yeah, that's the bunny. Anyway, he says you guys have been kidnapping people from Australia and sending them back to China for presumably unspeakable torment and imprisonment for the rest of their lives. You're not doing any of that are you?

  ...um, no! Of Course Not! That is a scandalous libel on the great nation of China!

  Yeah, whatever. So, he's claiming political asylum with us. Whaddaya reckon? Is he for real?

  Oh, this is obviously a sad case of mental illness. We think that he has gone temporarily insane -- from stress -- and we would like to take him home to China for ... rehabilitation.

  So, you don't think he's a genuine political asylum seeker?

  Oh, no. Please, let us take him home. We will ... take care of him.

  Rightio, we'll just deny him political asylum, and we'll see how far he gets as a refugee applicant, haha.

  Haha, indeed. Drinks on Friday?

  You're on. Usual place. See ya.

  Good bye.

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