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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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[–] rezz@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago (51 children)

Some thing about saber rattling toward Australia is utterly sublime.

[–] Greddan@feddit.org 21 points 1 week ago (31 children)

China is an imperialist empire. They are worthless trash.

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[–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Thank you Trump, for normalizing imperialist bullshit behavior. Not that China needed much of a heads up, but they'll surely love it.

[–] Whimsical418@aussie.zone 10 points 1 week ago

Strange that only 2 sources (from a quick internet search) are reporting this in the last 2 weeks. The Australian, and Skynews, both Murdoch media masks

[–] Kekzkrieger@feddit.org 5 points 1 week ago

West Taiwan speaking lol.

They wanna do without our tasty tasty beef, go nuts. They can have overpriced and underquality beef from the US that's been rubbed under JFK Jr's nutsack and carries who-knows-what kind of pestilence.

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