August 5, 2016

After the Global Times published an editorial criticizing Australia for hurting China's sovereignty, it is astonishing how quickly and fiercely Canberra has bounced back, claiming Beijing is attempting to "bully" Australia, while hyping a possible war between the two over the South China Sea.

The Australian media is intentionally creating misdirection in the public opinion field, portraying Beijing as having a combative role in the region that is provoking a war against Canberra. The Global Times editorial raised "warn and strike," but there was a precondition - it was talking about the South China Sea issue, a matter of China's territorial integrity and national sovereignty, which Beijing will firmly safeguard. We believe the Chinese military won't fire the first shot. But China won't be shy to launch a counterattack resolutely if its sovereignty is infringed upon.

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