{"id":1033506,"date":"2021-11-19T18:13:45","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T23:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1033506"},"modified":"2021-11-19T18:13:49","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T23:13:49","slug":"china-threatens-australia-with-an-iron-fist-over-taiwan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-threatens-australia-with-an-iron-fist-over-taiwan\/","title":{"rendered":"China Threatens Australia with an &#039;Iron Fist&#039; over Taiwan"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchina-threatens-australia-with-an-iron-fist-over-taiwan%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1033506&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/GettyImages-1098311114-640x335-1.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">China\u2019s state-run <em>Global Times<\/em> published an op-ed by its editor-in-chief, Hu Xijin, on Thursday in which Hu <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globaltimes.cn\/page\/202111\/1239360.shtml\">argues<\/a> that China \u201cshould be prepared with an iron fist\u201d to use against Australia if the nation follows through with a recent promise to support the U.S. in a theoretical war with China over Taiwan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the past two years, Australian officials constantly made public statements or hinted they will send troops to join the fight once a war breaks out in the Taiwan Straits,\u201d Hu recalled on November 18.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cSome of them clamor that Australian soldiers should be prepared to fight,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the face of such an irrational Australia, shouldn\u2019t China be prepared with an iron fist and to punch it hard when needed, teaching it a thorough lesson?\u201d Hu asked.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Global Times<\/em> editor-in-chief referred to previous exchanges between himself and Peter Dutton, Australia\u2019s Minister of Defense. Dutton <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theaustralian.com.au\/subscribe\/news\/1\/?sourceCode=TAWEB_WRE170_a&amp;dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theaustralian.com.au%2Fnation%2Fdefence%2Fdefending-taiwan-against-beijing-is-a-must-says-peter-dutton%2Fnews-story%2Fef9dd7fd56515afbdc90021760d1d344&amp;memtype=anonymous&amp;mode=premium&amp;v21=dynamic-cold-test-noscore&amp;V21spcbehaviour=append\">told<\/a> the <em>Australian<\/em> newspaper on November 12 \u201cit would be inconceivable\u201d that Canberra would not support Washington \u201cif the U.S. chose to take that action,\u201d referring to military action in defense of Taiwan in the event of a possible invasion of the island by China.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201c(China\u2019s) been very clear about their intent to go into Taiwan and we need to make sure that there is a high level of preparedness, a greater sense of deterrence by our capability, and that is how I think we put our country in a position of strength,\u201d the Australian defense minister said.<\/p>\n<p>Hu <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HuXijin_GT\/status\/1459433832587821056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1459433832587821056%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.skynews.com.au%2Fworld-news%2Faustralia-will-stand-up-to-chinese-bullies-defence-minister-peter-dutton%2Fnews-story%2F0ef2e86d332597639a50a11ff6dcad7c\">responded<\/a> to Dutton\u2019s remarks on November 13 by retweeting a <em>Financial Times<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/231df882-6667-4145-bc92-d1a54bccf333?list=intlhomepage\">article<\/a> quoting his November 12&nbsp;<em>Australian<\/em> interview. In an accompanying statement, the <em>Global Times<\/em> editor-in-chief wrote:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"8\">\n<p>If Australian troops come to fight in the Taiwan Straits, it is unimaginable that China won\u2019t carry out a heavy attack on them and the Australian military facilities that support them. So Australia better be prepared to sacrifice for Taiwan island and the US.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Hu\u2019s reaction inspired the U.K.\u2019s <em>Daily Mail<\/em> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10198037\/China-THREATENS-Australia-forces-defend-Taiwan-remarks-Defence-Minister-Peter-Dutton.html\">publish<\/a> an article about the editor\u2019s strongly worded comment on November 13 titled \u201cChina THREATENS Australia with \u2018heavy attack\u2019 if forces defend Taiwan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hu then retweeted this <em>Daily Mail<\/em> article, along with another accompanying text statement that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HuXijin_GT\/status\/1460094654896955406?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1460094654896955406%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.skynews.com.au%2Fworld-news%2Faustralia-will-stand-up-to-chinese-bullies-defence-minister-peter-dutton%2Fnews-story%2F0ef2e86d332597639a50a11ff6dcad7c\">read<\/a>, \u201cAustralia threatened China first, shouldn\u2019t it face the threats in return? If Australian troops come to the Taiwan Straits to fight the PLA, that will definitely be a nightmare for them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dutton responded to Hu\u2019s string of Twitter posts on November 18 by reaffirming Australia\u2019s commitment to supporting the U.S. militarily in the event of a future conflict with China.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are going to \u2026 stand with our partners including the United States to make sure there is prevailing peace in our region,\u201d the defense minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/finance\/work\/leaders\/barking-dog-china-mocks-australia-as-spat-escalates\/news-story\/50dc00af5fd7b9a6a0a1ea78569deab3?from=rss-basic\">assured<\/a> the Australian public in a radio interview.<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese Communist Party in October&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/china\/chinas-xi-says-reunification-with-taiwan-must-will-be-realised-2021-10-09\/\">reiterated<\/a> its historic threat to \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.xinhuanet.com\/english\/2019-01\/02\/c_137714898.htm\">reunify<\/a>\u201d Taiwan with China by force, if necessary. Beijing considers Taiwan, a sovereign island nation located off China\u2019s southeast coast, to be a renegade province of China. The stance has led China\u2019s People\u2019s Liberation Army (PLA) to stage intimidating drills in and around the Taiwan Straits, which separate Taiwan from China, in recent months. The exercises, which include incessant flyover drills penetrating Taiwanese airspace, have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/asia\/2021\/10\/01\/record-38-chinese-pla-aircraft-enter-taiwans-air-defense-zone\/\">ramped up<\/a> in recent weeks prompting international concern over the threat of a possible military conflict between China and Taiwan.<\/p>\n<p>Australia, which is America\u2019s largest ally in the Indo-Pacific region,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/asia\/2021\/09\/16\/china-denounces-irresponsible-u-s-u-k-australia-military-pact\/\">joined<\/a> a new security pact with the U.S. and the U.K. \u2014 known as AUKUS \u2014 in September which observers consider an effort to counter China\u2019s rising influence and belligerence in the strategically significant region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China\u2019s state-run Global Times published an op-ed by its editor-in-chief, Hu Xijin, on Thursday in which Hu argues that China \u201cshould be prepared with an iron fist\u201d to use against &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1033506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1033506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/37"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1033506"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1033506\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1033506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1033506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1033506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}