By the Editor – writing from the USA, the author expresses his disquiet about the narrative being built, by the organs of the PRC state, against those who might intervene to support Taiwan’s right to self-determination. He goes on to encourage a robust response to such blatant attempts at intimidation. Introduction Perhaps the most brazen threat ever made by China against Australia occurred on Friday 7 May 2021. Hu Xijin, editor-in-chief of the Chinese Global Times (that has been aptly described as a mouthpiece for the Chinese Communist Party 1 ), made this threat in an open- ended piece publi…
