Former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott speaks during a meeting with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Thursday. His visit to the self-ruled island has angered Beijing. Photo: Reuters
China blasts ex-Australian PM Tony Abbott’s ‘highly irresponsible’ Taiwan remarks
- Foreign ministry spokesman says he ‘wantonly interfered with China’s internal affairs and smeared China’
- Abbott had taken aim at Beijing’s ‘growing belligerence’ towards the self-ruled island and called for international support
Former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott speaks during a meeting with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Thursday. His visit to the self-ruled island has angered Beijing. Photo: Reuters
