This is CBS I On The World, I'm John Bachelors.

The Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese, intends a visit to Beijing to sit with

Xi Jinping, and discuss the friction between the two countries of some note, most notably

raw resources, raw materials, and wine.

But there's more to discuss better relationship between Canberra and Beijing, except I welcome

Scott Maiman of CBS News, who reports on concerns about the Prime Minister's plane to Beijing.

Scott, a very good evening to you.

This sounds great.

What is it?

Good evening to you.

G'day, John.

Yeah, this is the concern.

Now, the Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, has plans, not cemented in yet, to visit China

and have that incredible visit on the 50th anniversary of the previous Prime Minister's

visit.

Now, it's still being finalised, but there are concerns raised that if the Prime Minister

flies in on the government jet, that the jet itself, the systems on the aircraft, could

be hacked by Chinese spies.

This is quite a feasible concern.

It's the Australian Strategic Policy Institute here, which examines all these things.

They've confirmed that whether the Chinese storm the aircraft once it's on the ground,

or just use devices outside the aircraft, they can still hack into equipment and get valuable

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