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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Implying that China is aiming for a peaceful and equotable reunification with Taiwan, is like saying that Putin had to invade Ukraine because they wouldn’t do what he told them to do, or that the Americans have to invade Greenland for their own protection.
If you say so. Meanwhile China has been talking about peaceful reunification for 50 years and haven’t dropped a bomb in over 30 years.
So I wouldn’t compare them to Russia, they are much much much more committed to peace than Russia. In fact, they’re more committed to peace than the US, UK, France, NATO, India, etc. Of all the nations in the world, China is easily used one of the most peaceful.