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China’s ambassador to Australia has urged Canberra to prepare for dealing with a “reunified China”, declaring Chinese people “will not forgive” countries that seek to obstruct Beijing’s push to bring Taiwan under its control.

In remarks that frame re­unification as inevitable and resistance as unforgivable, Xiao Qian likened Taiwan’s status to that of Tasmania and warned that any attempt of “compromising or openly distorting” Beijing’s one-China principle would constitute a retreat from prior commitments and erode trust.

He said Australia could not keep reaping the benefits of trade with China while seeking to block reunification, signalling economic consequences for ­resisting Beijing’s aims.

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Mr Xiao also lashed a recent [Australian] Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade statement that described China’s military and coast guard drills around Taiwan as “deeply concerning, destabilising and risk inflaming regional tensions”, and reiterated that Canberra opposed any unilateral attempt to change the status quo.

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He also cautioned governments, including Australia’s, against pursuing dialogue on Taiwan unless they were committed to reunification.

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zoneEnglish
    41·
    7 hours ago

    Or what?

    We don’t take orders from people who have proved to not be our friend or ally.

    China was the only country that gave no aid when we had devastating bushfires, conversely they were here buying up all our PPE while we were choking on the smoke of burning trees and koalas.

    PPE they were using for the covid plague that they didn’t tell the world about for two months.

    Not our friend.

    Taiwan is our friend. https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/topic/Australian fires

  • NorthoftheBorder@lemmy.caEnglish
    5·
    13 hours ago

    There is no appeasing dictators/authoritarian leaders. You either resist or they come for you eventually.

  • Insekticus@aussie.zoneEnglish
    71·
    14 hours ago

    Interesting analogy, considering Tasmania was actually asked, and they voted to join the Federation. Did china ask Taiwan if they wanted to join?

    Australia didn’t need to threaten tasmania with genocide just to get them on board ;) unlike some shitty unwanted nation trying to take Taiwan.

    What kind of fucking morons wouldn’t do their research before speaking on a global stage? Oh, that’s right, Chinese foreign diplomacy is just bribery, espionage, scams, IP theft, and thuggery.

    They can’t get anyone to work with them unless they lock them into a Belts and Roads scam.