Chinese Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian said he was “surprised that Australia signed a statement with the United States and Japan condemning the launch of Chinese missiles into Japanese waters in response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan last week. . .

“We hope that the Australian side will take the Sino-Australian relationship seriously, take the one China principle seriously, and treat the Taiwan issue with caution,” he said in a statement, without specifying when the Chinese live-fire exercise approaching Taiwan would end. .He indicated that “the announcement will be made at the appropriate time.”

He added: “We can never exclude the option of using other means, so we are ready, when necessary, and only when necessary, to use all necessary means. What does all necessary funds mean? You can use your imagination.”

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said this week that “Australia has arbitrarily criticized China’s lawful, justified and legitimate measures to protect its sovereignty and territorial integrity,” calling on Australia to “stop interfering in China’s internal affairs.”