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Reporter Lin Enru / Taipei Report
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian recently posted a photo on Twitter PO lampooning the crimes of Australian soldiers in Afghanistan. Australia apologized but was rejected. For this reason, the Daily Telegraph Australia issued a counterattack on the front page on the 1st. It posted a photo of the famous “tank man” in Tiananmen Square on June 4, adding a note at the end to emphasize that “the photo it’s true”; Relations between the two countries have continued to deteriorate, and China recently announced an anti-dumping tariff retaliation against Australian wine, prompting a series of reactions around the world. Australian wine movement. In this regard, the Chinese Foreign Ministry also posted photos of Australian wines on Twitter today (2) to support Australia. As a result, it attracted a large number of insulting netizens. However, the Foreign Ministry stressed that Taiwan and Australia “stand together stronger.”
▲ The Chinese Foreign Ministry shared photos of Australian wines on Twitter, expressing support for Australia. (Photo / Obtained from Twitter of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
In this regard, Foreign Ministry spokesman Ou Jiang’an said that the Taiwanese government and the people sympathize with the Chinese government’s overt use of false information and fake synthetic photos to attack Australia. Chinese President Tsai Ing-wen said “the government will use the most appropriate way to make the Australian people feel the heat of Taiwan.”
Ou Jiangan stressed that Australia is an important partner of like-minded Taiwan. The two countries share the values of democracy, freedom, human rights and the rule of law. Taiwan and Australia maintain close economic and commercial exchanges and support each other in epidemic prevention and international participation.
Regarding China’s announcement to increase retaliatory tariffs on Australian imports, Ou Jiang’an said that the Foreign Ministry issued a tweet as soon as possible to express its support for Australia, specifically stating that the Foreign Ministry uses Australia’s “freedom wine” because Taiwan and Australia are “stronger together”.
Ou Jiangan pointed out that Taiwan and Australia have a long-standing friendship and trust. In addition to being a country where young people from Taiwan love to study abroad and work during holidays, the two countries have frequent exchanges in various fields such as economy and trade, agriculture, energy and mining. Earlier this year, Taiwan donated N95 masks to Australia to fight forest fires. During Wuhan’s pneumonia period, the two countries also prioritized exchanging anti-epidemic materials they needed with each other, including meltblown nonwovens for medical masks and alcohol for disinfection. In response to the South Australian epidemic a month ago, Taiwan once again donates medical masks.
Ou Jiangan emphasized that 2021 is the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Australia office in Taiwan, symbolizing the increasingly strong friendship between Taiwan and Australia. He believes that Taiwan and Australia will continue to share their common belief in maintaining regional peace and stability and continue to deepen their partnership.
Indeed, Australia has once again publicly called on all member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) to support independent research into the origin and spread of the COVID-19 disease (COVID-19, Wuhan pneumonia). , which sparked discontent with China and retaliated against Australia with economic sanctions. Anti-dumping deposits are imposed on wine, ranging between 107.1% and 212.1%.
To counter China’s economic harassment of Australia, the “China Political Transnational Parliamentary Union” organized by MPs from all 19 countries launched a global campaign to “Buy Australian Wine and Resist Autocracy” (#freedomwine) on Day 1, expressing that the world will cooperate with Australia. Stand on the same front and resist Chinese intimidation.
