‘BE PREPARED’: Boss of China’s media mouthpiece issues thinly-veiled warning to Australia

The editor-in-chief of China’s media mouthpiece has explicitly warned that Australia would face a “heavy attack” if it came to the defence of Taiwan.

Hu Xijin, the head of The Global Times, tweeted the pointed threat on Saturday night.

“If Australian troops come to fight in the Taiwan Straits, it is unimaginable that China won’t carry out a heavy attack on them and the Australian military facilities that support them,”

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