Former editor of The Strategist for the Australian Strategic Policy Institute @ASPI_org. Also rugby. Views my own, likes and retweets not endorsements etc
Sep 6, 2022 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Chinese ambassador Xiao Qian tells @FergusonNews using all necessary means to take Taiwan would not constitute invasion because that’s something that occurs between states. ‘Special military operation’ a likely candidate? #abc730
He compares the re-education of Taiwanese people that he and other Chinese officials have flagged under ‘re-unification’ to immigrants in Australia learning English. Xiao says all ‘secessionists’ will be punished. The takeover of Taiwan seems to be a fait accompli in his mind
Aug 10, 2022 • 24 tweets • 8 min read
China's new ambassador to Australia, Xiao Qian, is about to give his first @PressClubAust address. There are *just a few* issues to cover in Australia-China relations so I'll tweet through them once he starts in about 10 minutes @ASPI_org
The ambassador has kicked off on a positive note, speaking of the hospitality and friendship he has received since starting in the role while flagging the growth in the trade relationship since diplomatic relations were established 50 years ago
Sep 15, 2021 • 15 tweets • 6 min read
It's hard to overstate how big a deal this is for Australia's defence capabilities #AUKUS
Nuclear powered (not armed, as Biden was very keen to emphasise) submarines will give the navy the capability it was realistically always seeking
Sep 14, 2021 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
Essentially no change and four more weeks of lockdown. Sydneysiders will be going overseas before we're out
