Western allies need to push back against a more aggressive China despite the threat of further economic pain, Australia s man in Washington warns.
Ambassador to the US Arthur Sinodinos told the Hudson Institute in an online forum that Beijing is lashing out at countries that are in any way critical of the increasingly authoritarian regime under Present Xi Jinping.
But in a massive show of force, the British Royal Navy is preparing to send the largest naval fleet in a generation to the South China Sea, in a move sure to infuriate the Communist Party.
the British military are preparing to send the largest naval fleet in a generation to the South China Sea, in a move set to infuriate the Communist Party. Pictured: the HMS Queen Elizabeth
Pictured: Ambassador Cheng Jingye
Australia s lucrative tourism and education sectors could be next in the firing line if Canberra doesn t bow down to Beijing, China s top diplomat in Australia has warned.
Ambassador Cheng Jingye told an Australia China Business Council briefing in Canberra on Thursday, the bitter diplomatic spat between the two nations is all Australia s fault and hinted more economic pain is to come.
He said the rising tension would make Chinese students and tourists think twice about heading Down Under.
The comments echoed similar remarks he made in April last year when the wolf warrior diplomat said Chinese customers may not want to buy Australia beef and wine after Scott Morrison called for an independent inquiry into the origins of the coronavirus - which first appeared in Wuhan in 2019.
A Chinese propagandist who made headlines when he tweeted a doctored photo of a digger holding a knife to an Afghan child s neck has accused Australia of being untruthful and immoral amid escalating tensions between the nations.
Lijian Zhao made the comments during a press conference on Wednesday when he was asked about Home Affairs Secretary Mike Pezzullo s hawkish declaration that the drums of war were beating on Australia s doorstep.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman identified the communist nation as the target of Mr Pezzullo s speech, even though he did not mention China, and slammed selfish Australian politicians for perpetuating the theory that China is a threat.
Jacinda Ardern has been praised by China s authoritarian regime for deepening its cooperation with Beijing and steering New Zealand away from its Five Eyes allies.
The Kiwi leader has tried to strike a balance between appeasing its largest trading partner China, and maintaining its security partnerships with other western democracies - Australia, the US, the UK and Canada.
New Zealand was the only member of the intelligence network not to condemn China s violent crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong and has largely remained silent on Beijing s campaign of economic coercion against Australia.
Jacinda Ardern (pictured) has been praised by China s authoritarian regime for deepening its cooperation with Beijing and steering New Zealand away from its Five Eyes allies
Australia is sick and won t to take its medicine, a senior Communist Party official has said in a series of bizarre statements aimed at the nation.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin was quoted in the Communist Party mouthpiece, Global Times, blaming Scott Morrison s government for rising tensions between the two countries.
Among the Wolf Warrior diplomat s gripes, was Australia s decision to scrap China s controversial Belt and Road Initiative agreement with Victoria this month and Canberra s 2018 ban on Huawei from participating in critical infrastructure projects. Australia is sick, however it is asking others to take medicine, which will not solve the problem at all, Mr Wang said.