He went on to warn that Taiwan is “part of China” and slammed the ABC host for referring to an “invasion”.
“Listen to me – the reunification of Taiwan will happen by peaceful means preferably, and by non-peaceful means if necessary,’ he said.
“No country will be able to deprive China’s mission of national reunification.
“If the Australian Government want to stand in the way of that, be my guest – you will see what will be the consequences to Australia.”
Mr Gao’s comments are a continuation of a series of
furious statements made by Chinese officials and Chinese media after Australia revealed its AUKUS pact last week.
An article, published by the Communist Party’s mouthpiece, the
Global Times, claims that the new deal leaves Australia exposed.
“Among all of the US allies, the decision Australia made to acquire submarine technology from the US is the clearest indication of Canberra’s support for Washington’s idea of an international system to contain China’s economic rise,” the editorial states.
“As an independent nation to become a pawn of the US, the stakes are just too high for Canberra. Australia could face the most dangerous consequence of being cannon fodder in the event of a military showdown in the region