Chinese Minister to Australia Wang Juning has sparked controversy after he said “China is not a cow to be milked and then slaughtered”.
Wang gave a speech at the National Press Club of Australia on Wednesday (21), during which he criticized the Australian government for “deliberately blocking Chinese investment” over the past few years. He said 2021 is the Chinese Lunar Year of the Ox, a symbol of strength, resilience and perseverance, and that the Chinese people like to describe themselves as “hard-working cows,” but Wang stressed that “China is not a cow, and I don’t think people should be thinking about milking China in its prime and then eventually conspiring to slaughter it. China is not a cow. (China is not a cow. I don’t think anybody should fancy the idea to milk China when she’s in her prime and plot to slaughter it in the end.)
Wang luning stressed that it will defend China’s national interests very firmly. Australia’s relationship with China continued to deteriorate after Australia banned Huawei from 5G construction in 2018 on national security grounds. On the same day of Wang’s speech, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne announced the cancellation of two “Belt and Road” memorandums and related framework agreements signed between the Victorian government and China.
Wang’s argument that “China is not a cow” has been a hot topic on the Internet. Aaron Connelly, a Southeast Asia expert at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, tweeted, “Not a lamb, not a cow. It could be a wolf, it’s not clear.” (Not a lamb, not a cow. Maybe a wolf, unclear.)
Some netizens also said, “Maybe it’s not a cow, but a fox, a cunning fox, or a mouse!” (Not a lamb, not a cow.
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