China warns Australia that it will bear the consequences of harming Chinese interests, and there is no such reason in the world.
During Trump's first term, he provoked a trade war with China, and the Morrison government of Australia served as a pawn once. Now that Australia has changed to the Labor Party under Albanese, Sino-Australian relations have gradually warmed up, but Trump is still exerting pressure behind the scenes, trying to carry out some small actions against us.
On local time 29th, Chinese Ambassador Xiao Qian delivered a speech, warning the Australian government not to forcibly reclaim the Darwin Port, otherwise China will take severe countermeasures.
The logic behind this matter is actually not difficult to understand. Previously, the port was poorly managed and had been losing money for a long time. After Chinese enterprises took over, they invested heavily in infrastructure construction, and now the port is starting to make money. The Australian government, seeing that only 10 years have passed from the 99-year lease, wants to reclaim the port.
According to Australian media reports, the Albanese government's plan is to find an excuse to reclaim the port and hand it over to local control. However, according to U.S. media, there are already financial groups in Wall Street preparing to get involved. It remains unknown whether it is Australia or the United States behind this. But it is certain that both sides want to grab assets without paying anything.
In recent years, we have seen too many similar incidents. When the world order is in turmoil, these Western countries, who once loudly called for market rules and free trade, are awakening their pirate genes deep down, wanting to seize others' assets to fill their own deficits.
For this, our Foreign Ministry's response is clear: Darwin Port was leased by us through market means, and China will protect its own legitimate rights and interests.
This means that if Australia dares to do so, the recently improved Sino-Australian relations can turn cold again. Albanese should not forget why his predecessor Morrison was ousted, and what makes him able to win re-election in 2024.
Perhaps, our 055-class large destroyer fleet should go out more often. Commerce requires a sword, and we should also put this profound truth into practice.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1855614152860928/
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