The Taiwanese Foreign Minister pointed to Australia and his counterpart Penny Wong as a 'friend who has stood up courageously' to condemn the actions of China as Taipei responds with its own live-fire drills - heightening the fears of an invasion.
China launched a series of live-fire military exercises around Taiwan, launching at least a dozen missiles, after a historic visit from US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi last week.
Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu - who met Speaker Pelosi last week - singled out Australia, US and Japan for speaking up"courageously" about China. Hours before the praise, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin heavily criticised Australia using words it used to attack the Morrison government.
"In the past few years, China-Australia relations have experienced serious difficulties for reasons caused by the Australian side," Mr Wang said. Taiwan has responded to Beijing's extension of its military drills with its own exercises - heightening the fears of a potential invasion. Picture: Annabelle Chih/Getty Images
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