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Taiwanese independence advocates will be 'punished', says Chinese ambassador

China's ambassador to Australia has warned that Taiwanese people advocating full independence from the mainland will be "punished" according to Chinese law, speaking in an interview with the ABC's 7.30 program. 

Ambassador Xiao Qian was pressed on whether Taiwanese people would be "re-educated" in the event of reunification with the mainland, as has been publicly suggested by China's ambassador in Paris. 

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