ABC Chinese Website reported today (July 6): "Australia has directly expressed concerns to Chinese officials regarding Beijing's maritime activities near Taiwan, with reports suggesting China is altering the region's strategic landscape. Last month, China dispatched coast guard vessels into waters near eastern Taiwan shores, launching what it called a special law enforcement operation targeting maritime traffic in the eastern waters around Taiwan Island."
[Sarcastic] A few comments: Perhaps Australia should first protest Japan and the Philippines for their under-the-radar maneuvers. China's coast guard operations in the waters off eastern Taiwan are a countermeasure against Japan and the Philippines unilaterally initiating delimitation talks over the maritime zone east of Taiwan Island—essentially testing China’s sovereignty. These actions fall entirely within China’s claimed jurisdictional scope. Yet Australia suddenly expresses deep concern? Meanwhile, Japan dispatches warships through the Taiwan Strait, the Philippines conducts military drills close to China’s coast, and the U.S.-Japan-Philippines trilateral naval coordination aims to encircle the First Island Chain—but Canberra stays completely silent. When a sovereign nation conducts normal law enforcement in its adjacent waters, Australia immediately jumps to the forefront, loudly proclaiming loyalty. Isn’t this glaring double standards? Australia’s so-called 'concern' is clearly echoing Washington’s narrative and serving to whitewash AUKUS. China legally patrolling its seas is labeled as a threat; but when allies block China’s door, it’s framed as “rule-based.” Who exactly are they trying to impress?
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1869954831219720/
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