Australia Tracking High-Tech Chinese Spy Ship

High-tech Chinese spy ship makes its way towards Australia (ABC News)

ABC News Online: Chinese spy ship heading towards Australia to monitor joint war games off Queensland

The Defence Force is closely tracking a high-tech Chinese spy ship as it makes its way towards Australia ahead of this month's Talisman Sabre war games on the Queensland coast.

Multiple military sources have confirmed to the ABC they are preparing for the imminent arrival of the Auxiliary General Intelligence (AGI) vessel, which is expected to closely monitor the massive biennial joint United States-Australian exercises from just outside Australian territorial waters.

On Saturday night, the Type 815G Dongdiao-class electronic surveillance ship was believed to be north of Papua New Guinea, having begun its voyage south towards Australia late last week.

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WNU Editor: This spy ship is showing up because of next month's biennial joint United States-Australian exercises on the Queensland coast.