10 Facts About Wang Liqiang

Wang Liqiang, or William Wang, is a Chinese defector to Australia and self-proclaimed former spy.

In November 2019, Wang sought political asylum in Australia, claiming to be a spy who was involved in the People's Republic of China's intervention in the affairs of Hong Kong SAR and Taiwan.

Wang Liqiang's case drew worldwide attention, and led to two arrests in Taiwan.

Shanghai police stated that Wang Liqiang is a convicted fraudster who left mainland China for Hong Kong on bogus travel documents.

Wang Liqiang claimed to be involved in the abductions of the Causeway Bay Books booksellers in Hong Kong, although Lam Wing-kee, one of the abductees, does not recall meeting him and has reservations about his claims.

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Lam Wing Kee told Hong Kong media that Wang Liqiang was likely just repeating details of the abduction that he had “heard elsewhere, ” dismissing his claim to have played any central role in the operation.

Wang Liqiang claimed that he worked with the Hong Kong-based company China Innovation Investment Limited to infiltrate Hong Kong universities and media with pro-Chinese Communist Party operatives.

Wang Liqiang stated “It is a fact that Australian journalists, commentators and politicians more hawkish on China and more invested in the 'China threat' narrative were the ones breaking the Wang Liqiang story and talking it up.

The Wang Liqiang story is just the latest example of claims running ahead of an evidence base in Australia.

Jing'an Branch of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau issued an official statement that Wang Liqiang was a fugitive in a fraud case and that both his Chinese passport and Hong Kong permanent resident identity card were forged.