‘Overreaction’: China’s ambassador issues ‘grossly inappropriate’ warning to Canberra

The warning from China’s Ambassador to Australia about miscalculations in Canberra’s ties with the new Taiwanese government is “grossly inappropriate” and an “overreaction”, Foundation for Defence of Democracies Senior Fellow Mark Montgomery says. China’s Ambassador to Australia has issued a dire warning, saying any ‘miscalculations’ in Canberra’s ties with the next Taiwanese government would see the Australian people ‘pushed over the edge of an abyss’. “Grossly inappropriate comments for an ambassador to make to his host country, but probably not inconsistent with what you hear all the time,” Mr Montgomery told Sky News Australia. “This is a democratic country protecting a democratic election, and that election will have a result, and that election will have consequences. “I think no matter who is elected, the United States and Australia, and Japan, will be able to work with that leader to continue to maintain security relationship and ensure that Taiwan has sufficient resources to defend itself.”