- cross-posted to:
- australia@aussie.zone
- cross-posted to:
- australia@aussie.zone
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/49224731
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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China threatening anyone other than the US is indeed hilarious saber rattling.
Again, there’s no sabre rattling. China is not threatening military consequences. China is informing Australia of the diplomatic consequences
Saber doesn’t literally mean weapons dude. Trade war saber rattling is still saber rattling.
Orwellian newspeak bullshit. Trade is war! Tarrifs are violence! Diplomacy is murder!
Fuck off. Sabre rattling means threats of violence. Contemporary examples of this are Hegseth going to Asia and saying “We all need to prepare for war with China” or Australia saying “We need to build military alliances to fight China”. China saying “we will not forgive you if you oppose us” is not sabre rattling. At. All.