Friday, July 12, 2019

Chinese Spy Ship Staying Just Outside Australia's Territorial Waters To Monitor Massive Military Exercises

Photo: The spherical domes on the Auxiliary General Intelligence ship "hoover up" massive amounts of data and intelligence. (Supplied)

ABC News Online: Chinese spy ship staying just outside Australia's territorial waters ahead of Talisman Sabre war games

A Chinese spy ship that has been closely tracked by the Australian Defence Force has now arrived off the coast of Queensland to monitor joint military exercises.

Late last week the Chinese surveillance vessel began making its way south towards Australia ahead of the start of Exercise Talisman Sabre involving Australian, US and Japanese militaries.

Sources have told the ABC the spy ship has now reached Australia's "exclusive economic zone" in the Coral Sea, but is staying outside territorial waters.

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Update: Morrison visits US aircraft carrier as Chinese ship watches war games (Sydney Morning Herald)

WNU Editor: The Talisman Sabre war games have started .... U.S. and Australia kick off 2019 Talisman Sabre military exercises off QLD (9News).

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