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China begins war games around Taiwan after US arms deal 

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The Independent China conducts military drills close to Taiwan after US House speaker meeting China began fresh military drills using the army, air force and navy around Taiwan on Monday after the US cleared the largest arms sale ever to Taipei. The “Justice Mission 2025” drills would place five zones around Taiwan under sea and air space restrictions for 10 hours from 8 am local time, the Chinese military’s Eastern Theatre Command announced. China Cuts Supply - Aussie Miners Set to Jump China Cuts Supply - Aussie Miners Set to Jump Fat Tail Daily · Sponsored call to action icon more Taipei accused China of “military intimidation" after Beijing said the exercises were a “stern warning” against separatist and "external interference" forces. The war games follow a rise in Chinese rhetoric over Beijing’s territorial claims after Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi suggested a hypothetical Chinese attack on Taiwan could draw a military response from Tokyo. 

 They also come less than two weeks after the US announced $11.1bn in arms sales to Taiwan, the largest-ever weapons package for the island. Beijing last week sanctioned 20 American companies and 10 executives in retaliation for the sale. The latest drills are China’s sixth since 2022, when the then US House speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the island and triggered a furious response from Beijing. File. Taiwan’s flag at the Liaoluo port in Kinmen (AFP via Getty) File. Taiwan’s flag at the Liaoluo port in Kinmen (AFP via Getty) China claims Taiwan as its territory and does not rule out the use of force to reunify it with the mainland. Analysts say Beijing's exercises increasingly blur the line between routine military training and stage-setting for an attack, a strategy intended to allow the US and its allies minimal warning of an assault. JAC T9 4x4 Ute JAC T9 4x4 Ute JAC Motors Australia · Sponsored call to action icon more China's military said it had deployed fighter jets, bombers, unmanned aerial vehicles, and long-range rockets, and would practice striking mobile land-based targets while simulating a coordinated attack on the island from multiple directions. Senior Col Shi Yi, spokesperson for the People's Liberation Army's Eastern Theatre Command, said the drills would be conducted in the Taiwan Straits and areas to the north, southwest, southeast and east of the island. Col Shi explained the activities would focus on sea-air combat readiness patrol, "joint seizure of comprehensive superiority", blockades of ports, and deterrence of external intervention. 

 “It’s a stern warning against 'Taiwan independence' separatist forces,” he said, “and it’s a legitimate and necessary action to safeguard China's sovereignty and national unity.” Taiwan’s presidential office said the latest exercises “blatantly undermine the security and stability status quo of the Taiwan Strait and the Indo-Pacific region” while “openly challenging international laws and order". Sandstone Crazy Paving (Even Thickness) | Crazy Paving Pavers Sandstone Crazy Paving (Even Thickness) | Crazy Paving Pavers Stone & Slate Discounts · Sponsored call to action icon more “We strongly condemn the Chinese authorities’ disregard for international norms and their use of military intimidation to threaten neighbouring countries,” it added. 

 Taiwan's defence ministry said two Chinese military aircraft and 11 ships had been operating around the island over the last 24 hours and that its military was on high alert and poised to carry out "rapid response exercises”. Following the drill announcement, the Chinese military released two posters titled "Shields of Justice: Smashing Illusions" and "Arrows of Justice: Control and Denial", along with a third graphic depicting four locations across the island with targets locking on. China's state broadcaster said the drills would focus on sealing off Taiwan's deep-water port of Keelung in the north and the largest port city of Kaohsiung to the south. 

 Scores of Chinese military boats and planes were operating near Taiwan on Monday and some were "deliberately closing in" on the island’s contiguous zone, defined as being 24 nautical miles from its coast, a senior Taiwan security official told Reuters. The Taiwanese coast guard said it had dispatched large ships in response to Chinese coast guard activity and was working with the military to minimise the impact of the drills on maritime routes and fishing areas. Independent readers are independently-minded global citizens. They are not defined by traditional demographics or profiles, but by their attitudes. In today’s increasingly fragmented world, communities value real facts and frank opinions delivered first-hand from a non-biased news brand that they can trust. Armed with information and inspiration, Independent readers are empowered and equipped to take a stand for the things they believe in./-

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China's ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian warns Beijing will use any means necessary for Taiwan 'reunification'

By Annika Burgess and Bang Xiao

Posted 16h ago16 hours ago, updated 9h ago9 hours ago

Xiao Qian shared his views on the China-Australia relationship and tensions with Taiwan.(AAP: Mick Tsikas)

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China's ambassador to Australia has stressed there will be no compromise on Taiwan, saying Beijing has been "waiting for a peaceful reunification" but will not rule out using other means if necessary.

Key points:

• As China continues military drills around Taiwan, Xiao Qian says there is no room for compromise  
• He addressed ties with Australia, saying a change in government provided an "opportunity to reset" 
• The media came under attack for souring relations through its "negative" China coverage 

"As to what does it mean 'all necessary means?' You can use your imagination," Xiao Qian said.

Addressing the National Press Club as China's historic military drills in the Taiwan Strait entered a sixth day, Mr Xiao would not predict how long the exercises would continue.

"If every country put their 'One China' policy into practice with sincerity, with no compromise, it is going to guarantee the peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait," he said.

"There's no room for compromise. How long it's going to last, a proper time? I think there will be an announcement."

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The drills were triggered by a visit to the island from United States House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi last week, angering China, which regards the self-ruled island as its own.

Saying Beijing's response is "legitimate and justified", the ambassador repeated China's blame on the US for the current tensions.

"It is the US side that should, and must, take full responsibility for the escalation of tensions in the Taiwan Strait," Mr Xiao said. 

The largest-ever Chinese exercises surrounding the island have included ballistic missile launches and simulated sea and air attacks in the skies and seas surrounding Taiwan.

They have fuelled discussion about the global response if China were to attack the island.

It has also prompted Taiwan to begin its own military drills to test combat readiness, and prepare air raid shelters for its 23 million residents.

"I would rather not use the word 'invasion' when we talk China and Taiwan," Mr Xiao said. 

"Taiwan is different from any other scenario or situation. Taiwan is not an independent state … Taiwan is a province of the People's Republic of China."

People in Taiwan have been told to take shelter and cover their eyes and ears in the event of a missile attack.(Reuters: Ann Wang)

Mr Xiao's comments came as China released a new statement mirroring the remarks. 

China's Taiwan Affairs Office reaffirmed its threat to use military force to bring Taiwan under its control.

An English-language version of the Chinese statement said Beijing would "work with the greatest sincerity and exert our utmost efforts to achieve peaceful reunification … But we will not renounce the use of force".

Mending Australia-China relations

Repairing China and Australia's fractured ties dominated much of the ambassador's speech.

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He said the change in government provided an "opportunity to reset" the relationship between the two nations. 

In recent years, the relationship has deteriorated, with China imposing trade sanctions on several Australian exports such as wine and lobsters. 

The ambassador said recent high-level meetings had been productive, but that there was still a long way to go.  

"The positive progress in our bilateral relations is encouraging. It's [an] encouraging start. And, of course, there's a lot of work to be done," he said. 

Mr Xiao pressed the importance of cooperation and not being swayed by interests with other partners. 

While he avoided naming the US, he said Australia should make its own judgements and decisions, "free from interference from a third party".

"When we cooperate, we both win. When we don't, we both lose," he said. 

"So, it is imperative for the governments of our two countries to adopt positive policies towards each other, take positive and concrete measures to improve the atmosphere of cooperation."

Ms Pelosi met with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen during her visit to Taipei. (AP: Taiwan Presidential Office)

Australia has joined with other nations — including the US — to condemn Beijing's decision to extend military drills around Taiwan.

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Chinese officials have said condemnation by Australia was undermining regional peace and stability, and amounted to meddling in its affairs.

Prior to Mr Xiao's address, acting Prime Minister Richard Marles called on China to end its combat exercises and maintain the status quo.

He added that there was little the federal government could do to ward off constant Chinese criticism of Australia, saying it was up to China whether relations with Australia thawed or deteriorated again.

"If engaging in a more respectful, diplomatic way takes us some way down a path, it does — and if it doesn't, it doesn't," Mr Marles said. 

"We can only control our end of this equation. But we will always be speaking up for the national interest."

Media comes under attack

Australia's media was also criticised for its role in souring relations. 

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The ambassador said China was rarely portrayed in a positive light, instead coverage was overwhelmingly negative and unfair.

"Media coverage of China is, at many times, misleading and harms friendship between the two peoples," he said. 

"No country is perfect, however the coverage on a country that is always in a negative perspective is nowhere near to telling the truth about that country."

Fan Yang, a research fellow in Chinese-Australian communities at Deakin University, said she tended to agree with the ambassador that "there was a lack of diversity in Australian journalists reporting on issues of China".

She said this was because Australian interests and angles were applied to coverage on China.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong met with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in July, in the first such talks since 2019. (Supplied: Australian Embassy in Jakarta)

Mr Xiao said China was committed to strengthening ties, marking December 22 — the 50th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between the two countries — as a key date.

"I think it's perfect time for our two countries to review the past, look into the future, take concrete actions in the spirit of mutual respect and mutual benefits."

Feng Chongyi, an associate professor from the University of Technology Sydney, said nothing new came out of the address and was disappointed that Mr Xiao did not elaborate on concrete measures to reset and improve Australia-China relations.

"He pretty much attributed all the reasons for the deterioration of Australia-China relations in the past few years to the policies of the previous Australian government, without suggesting that China had any responsibility, [and] even denying Chinese economic coercion in general, which is untrue," Dr Feng told the ABC.

"The policy of the previous Australian government was a bipartisan consensus, a fact the ambassador ignored."

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