China’s Ambassador to Australia says the last thing China wants to do is use force against Taiwan
Xiao Qian says he can never rule out the option to use other means, and that China is ready to use those means.
It follows an intense flare up of tensions in the Taiwan Straits, after U-S Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the democratically-ruled island.
China has responded with military drills, including the tests of a ballistic missile for the first time in history.
Taiwan is also responding with defence drills, as the nation seeks to counter China’s growing offensive.
