CHINA has attempted to race shame Australia in its latest move to punish Prime Minister Scott Morrison for leading the push to expose its Wuhan virus cover-up.
With their vast arsenal of diplomatic revenge tactics, communist leaders failed to silence Australia’s call for an independent inquiry into the origins of Coronavirus – and they are not happy.
Harsh agricultural sanctions and tariffs, a politically-timed death sentence imposed on Australian Karm Gilespie and threats to de-licence Australian banks in Hong Kong have all left Chinese diplomacy looking childishly ineffective. So they’ve reverted to name calling.
NAME CALLING
Australia being compared to “chewing gum on the bottom of China’s shoe” was such a fizzer they followed-up with what all tantrum-throwing socialists do – they reached for the race card.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Ms Hua Chunying said last week Australia needed to “face up” and do some serious “soul-searching”.
“We advise Australia to face up to its problems, do some soul-searching and take concrete measures to protect the safety, rights and interests of Chinese nationals in Australia,” she said.
This was China’s latest co-ordinated bid to punish Australia, this time by warning Asian students away from cash-strapped local universities.
RACIST
“During the epidemic there were multiple discriminatory incidents against Asians in Australia,” Ms Chinyung’s colleagues from China’s Education Ministry added.
Ms Chunying also told reporters in Beijing that China’s warning to Asian students and tourists of “racist incidents” were based on a “host of facts” – none of which were forthcoming.
Australia’s response was quick. PM Scott Morrison said Australia had done nothing to injure the nation’s partnership with China, diplomatically pointing the finger at Beijing for deteriorating relations.
BRUTAL
“I’m never going to trade our values in response to coercion from wherever it comes,” the Prime Minister said.
In a less conciliatory approach that some have branded as diplomatically brutal, Foreign Minister Marise Payne said China’s allegation was “disinformation”.
“The allegation of racism is, in fact, disinformation and it contributes to a climate of fear and division,” she said.
“Australia is widely and consistently recognised as a safe and welcoming place to visit and study and once borders are re-opened we will welcome all-comers with open arms, as we always have.”PC
Hell-bent on saving face at all costs, China is trembling at the thought of COVID being remembered as “Wu-Flu”.