Australia Says Navy Divers Injured by Chinese Sonar Pulses

 

Sydney Morning Herald: Australian navy divers injured after sonar pulses detected from Chinese warship 

A Chinese warship’s “unsafe and unprofessional” use of sonar is suspected of injuring Australian navy divers during an operation in international waters.

Divers from HMAS Toowoomba suffered minor ear damage in Tuesday’s incident involving a People’s Liberation Army-Navy destroyer, which used its powerful sonar despite being warned Australian personnel were underwater nearby. 

The incident occurred before Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the APEC summit, sparking questions from the federal opposition about why the details were withheld until Saturday.  

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Australia Says Navy Divers Injured by Chinese Sonar Pulses  

HMAS Toowoomba naval divers forced to exit water over Chinese warship sonar pulses -- ABC News Australia  

Australia Says Its Navy Divers Were Likely Injured By The Chinese Navy's 'uNsafe' Use Of Sonar -- AP  

China navy used sonar pulses against divers, Australia says -- BBC  

Australia says divers injured by sonar pulses from Chinese navy -- SKY News  

Australia Says Navy Divers Injured by Chinese Sonar Pulses -- Bloomberg  

Chinese warship ‘injures’ naval divers – Australia -- RT

Chinese Spy Ship Off Coast of Australia Monitoring U.S. - Australia Military Exercise

 

USNI News: Chinese Spy Ship Off Coast of Australia as Talisman Sabre Exercise Begins 

A Chinese surveillance ship is now off the east coast of Australia and expected to move further south to monitor the U.S.–Australian-led multinational exercise Talisman Sabre 2023, an Australian senior military officer announced Friday. 

Chinese ships have sailed off the coast of Australia before, and the vessel’s movement is not considered concerning, Lt. Gen Greg Bilton, chief of Joint Operations, Australian Defence Force (ADF), said during the opening ceremony of Talisman Sabre.  

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WNU Editor: Warnings have been issued .... Warning sent to Chinese surveillance vessel off Australia’s east coast (SKY News).  

Update: The Chinese are not impressed with this exercise .... Largest ever Australia-US joint military exercise a ‘paper tiger,’ experts say (Global Times). 

 Chinese Spy Ship Off Coast of Australia Monitoring U.S. - Australia Military Exercise  

Chinese Warship Blatantly Snoops On ‘Largest-Ever’ Talisman Saber Military Drills Involving US & Australia -- EurAsian Times 

Chinese ship shadows ‘biggest ever’ Australia-US joint military exercise -- SCMP  

Chinese spy ship sighted at Coral Sea: Deputy prime minister Richard Marles insists he isn't worried about vessel -- Daily Mail 

Chinese 'spy ships' expected to sit off Darwin and Central Queensland during Talisman Sabre military exercises -- ABC News Australia  

Talisman Sabre: Chinese spy ships moving into position to monitor war game exercise -- SKY News

China Says U.S. Move To Deploy B-52s To Australia Will Spark An 'Arms Race'

The US plans to deploy six B-52 aircraft to northern Australia.(Supplied: US Defense Department/Technical Sergeant Emerson Nuñez)  

ABC News Australia: China slams planned US Air Force deployment of six B-52 bombers to northern Australia 

China has responded to reports the United States is preparing to deploy nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to northern Australia, saying the move could trigger an arms race. 

 On Monday night, the ABC's Four Corners revealed the US Air Force was planning to build a "squadron operations facility" and an adjoining maintenance centre for six B-52 aircraft at Tindal Air Base, south of Darwin. 

Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Zhao Lijian slammed the planned deployment and said the move would increase regional tensions.  

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WNU Editor: IMHO the arms race is already underway. 

 China Says U.S. Move To Deploy B-52s To Australia Will Spark An 'Arms Race'  

China: Plan for US B-52 bombers in Australia risks 'regional peace and stability' -- USA Today  

US to send B-52 bombers to Australia in move China warns could 'trigger' arms race -- FOX News 

US nuclear-capable B-52 bombers head to Australia as China slams move -- The Hill  

Chinese state media mouthpiece threatens to NUKE Australia after US deploys giant B-52 bombers amid escalating war fears -- The SUN  

US ‘fortifying Australia into a forward operating base’ with B-52 bomber deployment -- Global Times (China)

China Rejects Canadian And Australian Claims In Recent Air Encounters

J-16 fighter jets attached to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Western Theater Command taxi on the runway during an aerial combat training exercise under complex electromagnetic conditions in early April, 2021.(Photo: eng.chinamil.com.cn) 

The Guardian: China accuses Australia and Canada of ‘disinformation’ over jet encounters 

Beijing warns Australia of ‘serious consequences’ if it does not stop ‘provocations’ after incident Canberra called ‘very dangerous’ 

Beijing has accused Australia and Canada of “spreading disinformation” over allegedly dangerous manoeuvres by Chinese military pilots in international airspace. 

China also warned Australia to stop “provocations” or face “serious consequences” after the Albanese government said a Chinese jet intercepted an RAAF plane in a dangerous manoeuvre in late May. 

A day earlier Justin Trudeau hit out at “irresponsible and provocative” actions by Beijing’s air force after Canadian aircraft deployed in Japan narrowly avoided a collision with Chinese jets late last month.  

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WNU Editor: This is China's state media's response .... PLA warns away Australian spy plane for close airspace trespass in China’s Xisha (Global Times). More here .... Stay away from Chinese waters if Canadian military planes do not want to be buzzed (Global times). 

China Rejects Canadian And Australian Claims In Recent Air Encounters 

China rejects Canadian, Australian charges in air encounters -- ABC News/AP  

China Fires Back at Canada and Australia Over Actions of Air Force Pilots -- Newsweek  

China accuses Canadian military of ‘provocations’ near N Korea -- Al Jazeera

Chinese Fighter Jet 'Chaffs' Australian Surveillance Plane Near South China Sea

A graphic depiction of the 'dangerous manoeuvre' carried out by the J-16 plane (top) as the P-8 (bottom) flew over the South China Sea  

Insider: Chinese fighter jet cut in front of an Australian plane and dumped debris into its engine, likely forcing it to abort its mission 

* A Chinese jet cut in front of an Australian plane and fired debris that entered its engine, officials said. 

* Australia's defense ministry said the incident happened on May 26 over international waters. 

* Chinese aircraft regularly "buzz" or try to interfere with foreign aircraft near their airspace. 

A Chinese fighter jet veered in front of an Australian military plane and fired off a cloud of debris that entered its engine, Australia's defense ministry said. 

The incident happened on May 26 and took place in international airspace over the South China Sea, the ministry said Sunday. 

The South China Sea is an area where China has tried to assert dominance to gain a strategic advantage in recent years. 

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WNU Editor: Australia's new PM wants answers .... Australia PM Reaches Out to China Over Fighter Jet Encounter (Bloomberg).  

Update: China has responded .... PLA aircraft deal with Canadian, Australian provocative close-in recon in East and South China Seas (Global Times). 

More here .... China fires back at 'little bully' Australia after it's exposed for aggressive fighter jet fly-by that damaged RAAF plane (Daily Mail), and here .... China warns Australia risks 'serious consequences' after jet interception (CNA/AFP). 

Chinese Fighter Jet 'Chaffs' Australian Surveillance Plane Near South China Sea  

Chinese fighter jet intercepted Australian surveillance aircraft in international airspace -- 9-News  

Australia says China threatened plane over South China Sea -- AP  

Chinese fighter jet 'chaffs' Australian plane near South China Sea, Canberra alleges -- CNN  

China fighter jet intercepts Australian plane - Canberra -- BBC  

Chinese warplane intercepted Australia aircraft, says Canberra -- UPI  

Federal government says it will not be deterred by Chinese 'intimidation' tactics in South China Sea -- ABC News Australia

Australia Says There Is A Chinese Spy Ship Being Tracked Off The West Australian Coast

Chinese spy vessel Haiwangxing sailed past the Harold E Holt naval station at Exmouth.(Supplied: Defence Department) 

ABC News Australia: Defence Minister Peter Dutton says a Chinese spy ship has been seen near secretive naval facility off Western Australia  

A high-tech Chinese surveillance ship has been tracked off the West Australian coast, close to a secretive naval communications base that supports American and other allied submarines. 

Defence Minister Peter Dutton has revealed the auxiliary general intelligence (AGI) vessel was closely monitored by the ADF as it sailed past the Harold E Holt naval station at Exmouth. 

Mr Dutton said Australia had been tracking the spy ship in the past "week or so" but didn't put an exact date on the surveillance. 

"Its intent, of course, is to collect intelligence right along the coastline," he said.  

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Australia Says There Is A Chinese Spy Ship Being Tracked Off The West Australian Coast  

Australia says Chinese spy ship's presence off west coast 'concerning' -- Reuters  

Australia says Chinese spy ship has been hugging west coast -- AP Peter 

Dutton confirms Chinese spy ship is off the Australian coast as he labels PLA Navy's movements 'an aggressive act' -- SKY News  

Australia sights Chinese spy ship off western coast -- DW 

‘Aggressive act’: Aussie defense minister knocks Chinese intel ship ‘hugging coastline’ -- Breaking Defense

Chinese Hackers Almost Shut Down A Major Power Grid In Australia

Chinese hackers came within minutes of shutting off power to three million Australian homes but were thwarted at the final hurdle in a clandestine incident akin to the plot of a Hollywood movie. Pictured: CS Energy's Kogan Creek Power Station  

Daily Mail: Chinese cyberattack almost shut off power for THREE MILLION Australians in terrifying demonstration of what the belligerent regime could do in wartime 

* Chinese hackers come within minutes of shutting down Australian power plant 

* Queensland's CS Energy fell victim to a 'sustained' ransomware cyberattack 

* IT specialist came up with a brilliant last-minute move to thwart the attack Chinese hackers came within minutes of shutting off power to three million Australian homes but were thwarted at the final hurdle. 

The Communist regime launched a 'sustained' ransomware attack on CS Energy's two thermal coal plants in Queensland on November 27 - showing what Beijing could be capable of in a wartime scenario. 

There were panic stations within the energy firm as employees began to lose access to their emails and other critical internal data.  

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Update: CS Energy hit by Chinese cyberattack that almost cost 3m homes power (News.com.au)  

WNU Editor: Chinese hackers have been targeting Australia for a long time .... China suspected of cyber attack on Western Australia's Parliament during state election (ABC News Australia).

Chinese Spy Ship Has Spent The Past Three Weeks Off The Coast Of Australia Observing Military Bases

A Chinese spy ship was spotted lurking off the Australian coast for three weeks and passing several major military bases (pictured, surveillance ship used by China to monitor the military exercises between Australia and the United States)  

Daily Mail: Chinese SPY SHIP spends three weeks in secretive mission off the coast of Australia - passing critical military bases after entering exclusive economic zone near Darwin 

* A Chinese spy ship was spotted lurking off Australian coast for three weeks 

* Ship entered economic zone off coast of Darwin and travelled southwards 

* The vessel passed Queensland and Sydney before turning towards New Zealand 

A Chinese spy ship was spotted lurking off the Australian coast for three weeks and passing several major military bases. 

The Dongdiao-class spy ship entered the 200km exclusive economic zone off the coast of Darwin in August. 

The ships are equipped with sophisticated antennas and radar technology that allows them to monitor defences. China has used them to spy on Taiwan. Read more .... 

WNU Editor: No kidding .... Australia says China's 'alarming' actions at odds with peaceful rhetoric (Reuters). 

 

Chinese Spy Ship Has Spent The Past Three Weeks Off The Coast Of Australia Observing Military Bases  

Chinese spy ship spotted off Australia’s coast, federal government confirms -- 7 News

'We were keeping an eye on them': PM confirms China spy ship outside Australian waters -- SBS News  

Australia Kept 'Close Eye' on China Spy Ship, Morrison Says -- Bloomberg 

Australia ‘alarmed’ by Chinese spy ship -- RT  

Chinese Spy Ship Stayed 3 Weeks Off Australia's Coast, Observing Military Bases -- Zero Hedge  

Government will not complain about Chinese navy ship near Australian waters -- ABC News Australia

Facing A Serious Energy Crisis China Lifts Its Restrictions On Australian Coal

Australian coal is being put to use again in China after almost a year in the wilderness.

OilPrice.com: Energy-Starved China Forced To Accept Australian Coal 

China is so desperate for coal amid a power crunch threatening its economic growth that it has released Australian coal that has been sitting in bonded storage not cleared by customs because of the spat between the two countries. 

China is scrambling for energy supply ahead of the winter, with a global shortage of natural gas and coal that have led to record-high prices of the fuels in Asia. 

China last week reportedly ordered its state energy companies to secure supply “at all costs” despite the rallying prices of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and coal. 

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WNU Editor: This is a major reversal by Beijing from last year .... China formalises cut to Australian coal imports, state media reports (The Guardian). 

More News On China Lifting Its Restrictions On Australian Coal  

China turns to stranded Australian coal to combat power crunch -- ABC News Australia  

China Releases Australian Coal Trapped in Storage, Reuters Says -- Bloomberg  

China turns to stranded Australian coal amid power crisis -- 9 News  

Rock bottom: China's energy shortage prompts Beijing to release Australian coal trapped in storage -- Taiwan News

Australia Warns China It Will Block Its Bid To Join The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement For Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)

Daily Mail: Australia warns it will BLOCK China's bid to join global trading pact - after Beijing exploded at new nuclear submarine deal and AUKUS alliance 

* China has applied to join global trading pact with Australia already a member 

* Aus Trade Minister said China would need to prove 'track record of compliance' 

* China's application comes after Australia announced historic AUKUS deal 

* For the first time in its history, Australia will build nuclear powered submarines 

Australia has threatened to block China's bid to join a global trading pact as tensions continue to worsen between the two nations. 

China applied to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) on Thursday. 

The pact has 11 members, including Australia, New Zealand and Japan, which will all have to unanimously agree before China can join. 

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Update: Australia places demands on China’s bid to join Pacific trade bloc (Financial Review)  

WNU Editor: China sees joining the trading bloc known as the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) as essential for its future economic growth and prosperity .... China applies to join trans-Pacific trade pact to boost economic clout (CNBC/Reuters). 

Surprise, surprise. It looks like it is not going to happen.

Australia Admits War With China Is Possible Over Taiwan

Peter Dutton insisted that the aim of the new defence pact is to ensure peace in the region, but that the risk of fighting with China 'shouldn't be discounted' and was 'up to the Chinese'  

Daily Mail: Australia admits war with China IS possible over Taiwan amid warnings that Beijing could use nukes and fears that Britain could now be dragged into the conflict after signing AUKUS submarine pact 

* Australian defence minister Peter Dutton warned war with China is possible and his country should prepare 

* Said China and US have made their positions over Taiwan 'clear' and risk of fighting 'shouldn't be discounted' 

* Comes after country signed historic AUKUS pact with America and Britain to acquire nuclear-powered subs 

* Beijing has fumed at the new alliance, with state newspaper warning Australia could be targeted with nukes 

* Boris Johnson was asked whether pact could drag Britain into any fighting, and refused to rule anything out 

Australia's defence minister has admitted that war with China over Taiwan is a possibility and warned that his country needs to start preparing - just a day after signing an historic defence pact with the UK and US. 

Peter Dutton, speaking from Washington where he is meeting with US officials, insisted that the new alliance - which will give Australia at least eight nuclear submarines and other advanced military technology - was about securing 'peace' in the region but the odds of a conflict with China 'shouldn't be discounted'. 

'The Chinese.. are very clear of their intent with regard to Taiwan [and] the United States has been very clear of their intention toward Taiwan,' he said. 

'Nobody wants to see conflict but that really is a question for the Chinese.'  

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WNU Editor: China is making their intentions very clear .... Australia could be ‘nuclear war target’ in new Aukus defence pact, warns furious China (The Independent). More here .... Chinese paper tags Australia as ‘target for a nuclear strike’ (NYPost). And from China state media .... Nuke sub deal could make Australia 'potential nuclear war target' (Global Times).

China Fires Back at New Western Military Alliance. Says Australia Could Become The Target Of A 'Nuclear Strike' In The Event Of A Nuclear War

Scott Morrison meeting with Boris Johnson and Joe Biden at the G7 summit in Cornwall back in June, where the trio put pen to paper on a new military alliance that will give Australia its first nuclear-powered submarines  

Daily Mail: Furious China issues bone-chilling warning subs deal could 'make Australia a potential target for a NUCLEAR strike' 

* Australia will get nuclear powered submarines in a technology sharing deal with the US and the UK 

* Mr Morrison will now have to tear up previous $90billion French deal - to the fury of President Macron 

* China has warned the landmark deal 'damages regional peace and stability, intensifies the arms race' 

* State media also said Australia could become the target of a 'nuclear strike' in the event of a nuclear war 

Chinese state media has warned Australia will become a 'potential target for a nuclear strike' after it acquires nuclear-powered submarines. 

As part of a new three-way alliance with the UK and US, Australia will be given the technology to build at least eight nuclear-powered - but not nuclear armed - submarines as the West counters China's growing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region. 

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WNU Editor: The Global Times nuclear threat is here .... Nuke sub deal could make Australia 'potential nuclear war target' (Global Times) 

More News On China's Threats Against Australia  

China Fires Back at New Western Military Alliance With Violent Rhetoric: ‘No Mercy’ for Further Provocations -- US News and World Report  

China's staggering threat over nuclear sub move: 'Punish with no mercy' -- Yahoo News 

China fumes as US allies unite on nuclear subs -- National News  

China Slams U.S.–Australia Submarine Pact: ‘Outdated Cold War Zero-Sum Mentality’ -- National Review  

Australia’s nuclear sub deal may spark arms race in Pacific, warns China -- SCMP 

China decries U.S., Britain, Australia security partnership -- Reuters

China Sends Two Spy Ships To Observe Major US-Australia Naval Exercises

 

ABC News: Second Chinese spy ship approaches Australia to monitor military exercises after being 'on our radar for some time' 

Beijing has dispatched a second high-tech surveillance ship to Queensland as large-scale military exercises involving Australian and American forces ramp up. 

Just days after the ABC revealed a People's Liberation Army-Navy (PLAN) vessel was being tracked by the ADF, defence sources have confirmed another intelligence-gathering ship is soon expected to also arrive off the east coast.  

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WNU Editor: I am sure there are is a spy satellite or two that is also involved in watching the exercise. 

More News On China Sending Two Spy Ships To Observe Current Major US-Australia Naval Exercises  

Beijing’s second spy ship ‘surprise’ -- The Australian  

Second China Spy Ship to Watch U.S.-Australia War Training: ABC -- Bloomberg  

Second China surveillance ship to watch US-Australia war training, says Aussie media -- Straits Times

China Sends Two Spy Ships To US-Australia Naval Exercise -- gCaptain  

Second Chinese spy ship en route to Australia ahead of US military exercises -- Sky News

Chinese Spy Ship Will Soon Arrive Off The Coast Of Australia To Watch Wargames Involving The U.S.

The Tianwangxing vessel, is scheduled to arrive on Friday ahead of large-scale military exercises beginning this week  

Daily Mail: Uninvited Chinese spy ship is approaching Australia to monitor the nation's largest war-fighting exercise with the United States 

* The Tianwangxing is being closely tracked by the ADF as it sails towards QLD 

* The vessel is set to arrive on Friday ahead of the Talisman Sabre 2021 war games 

* Defence minister confirmed the ship has been monitored for 'several days' 

* The same 815 vessel was tracked by ADF in 2019 for the biennial war games 

* Talisman Sabre is the largest war training activity between ADF and US forces 

A Chinese navy surveillance ship is being closely tracked by the Australian military as it makes its way towards Queensland waters. 

The Tianwangxing, which translates as 'Uranus', is scheduled to arrive in local waters on Friday to monitor large-scale Australia-US military exercises beginning this week, defence sources told the ABC. 

Defence Minister Peter Dutton confirmed the Australian Defence Force (ADF) has been closely monitoring the Chinese military ship ahead of the Talisman Sabre 2021 war games between Australia and the United States which begin on Wednesday.  

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More News On A Chinese Spy Ship Arriving Off The Coast Of Australia To Watch Australia - U.S. Wargames 

Chinese spy ship returns to waters off Queensland ahead of Defence's largest war-fighting exercise -- ABC News (Australia)  

Australia ‘wary’ of Chinese ship as it hosts military drills with US allies -- SCMP  

Chinese 'spy ship' heading to waters off Australia as military exercises start -- 9News  

Chinese spy ship off Queensland as massive war games kick off -- Daily Telegraph

Is China About To Start A 'Grey Zone' War With Australia?

Beijing has had increasingly mocked Australia's defiance towards China since relations soured after Canberra called for an inquiry into the origins of the Coronavirus pandemic  

Daily Mail: How China is on the verge of starting a 'grey zone' war with Scott Morrison by sending a flotilla of unmarked, fully armed militia ships into Australian waters - as experts warn a conflict with the communist giant is edging ever closer 

* Taiwan's Foreign Minister expects China to begin covertly bullying Australia 

* Joseph Wu said a maritime militia is used to harass opponents in their waters 

* These ships could include civilian vessels such as large armed fishing boats 

China is set to wage a campaign of harassment against Australia by sending a militia of armed and unmarked fishing boats into its waters, the Taiwanese government has warned. 

Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said China was likely to launch what is known as a 'grey-zone' war in Australian waters by sending civilian vessels commandeered by the communist nation's navy. 

The risk of war with China in the Indo-Pacific region is growing and the world is facing uncertainty not seen since the 1930s, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said.  

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WNU Editor: IMHO. You are already in a "grey zone" conflict when Chinese state media is warning you that that you may be bombed .... Chinese State Media Say Australia Will Be Bombed If They Support US Military Action Defending Taiwan (May 9, 2021).

China's Warns Australia That It Will Be 'Hit First' If It Meddles In Chinese Conflicts

Australian naval forces completed war game exercises with the US, France and Japan held between May 11 and 17 in the East China Sea. Pictured: Exercise ARC21  

Daily Mail: China's chilling warning: Australia will be the 'first hit' if the 'insignificant' nation meddles in Chinese conflicts - as Beijing boasts of ballistic missiles which can reach Down Under 

 * Chinese propaganda articles says Australia will be 'first hit' in Taiwan conflict 

 * Beijing warned that Australia is in range of intermediate-range ballistic missiles

 * The tirade comes as Australian forces wrap up war games in East China Sea 

Australia's military is 'weak,' 'insignificant' and will be the 'first hit' in any potential conflict over Taiwan, Chinese propagandists have warned. 

The chilling message in the Communist Party mouthpiece, the Global Times, comes as Australian naval forces completed war game exercises with the US, France and Japan held between May 11 and 17 in the East China Sea.

The first ever training drill between the four nations called Exercise Jeanne d'Arc 21 - or ARC21 - practiced amphibious assaults, urban warfare and anti-aircraft defence - and was met with fury by Beijing.  

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WNU Editor: Relations between the two countries continue to deteriorate .... Australian writer detained in China on espionage charges to face trial (The Guardian).

Chinese State Media Say Australia Will Be Bombed If They Support US Military Action Defending Taiwan

Two Su-35 fighter jets and a H-6K bomber fly in formation on May 11, 2018. The People's Liberation Army (PLA) air force conducted patrol training over China's island of Taiwan on Friday. Su-35 fighter jets flew over the Bashi Channel in formation with the H-6Ks for the first time, which marks a new breakthrough in island patrol patterns, said Shen Jinke, spokesperson for the PLA air force.Photo:China Military  

Daily Mail: Chilling warning from Beijing to BOMB Australia with long-range missiles should Canberra support US military action in Taiwan 

* A China propaganda newspaper has warned Australia over the Taiwan conflict 

* Beijing has been ramping up efforts for Taiwan 'reunification' under 'One China' 

* Newspaper said 'long-range strikes' should be used if Australia supports the US 

* Chilling warning comes amid increasing tensions between Canberra and Beijing 

A Chinese propaganda newspaper has encouraged Beijing to bomb Australia if Canberra supports US military action in protecting Taiwan. 

Hu Xijin, the editor-in-chief of The Global Times, which is seen as Beijing's mouthpiece on foreign policy to the world, said China should retaliate with 'long-range strikes' if Australia gets involved in a potential military conflict over Taiwan. 

'I suggest China make a plan to impose retaliatory punishment against Australia once it militarily interferes in the cross-Straits situation,' he wrote in an opinion piece.  

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Update: China’s media mouthpiece threatens ‘long-range missile strikes’ on Australian soil (7 News).  

WNU Editor: Here is the Global Times op-ed .... China needs to make a plan to deter extreme forces of Australia (Hu Xijin, Global Times).

China Suspends Economic Dialogue With Australia ‘Indefinitely’ As Ties Worsen

 

 BBC: China 'indefinitely' suspends key economic dialogue with Australia 

China has "indefinitely" suspended key economic dialogue with Australia, the latest in a growing diplomatic rift between both countries. 

Relations have been on the decline since Australia called for a probe into the origins of the virus and banned Huawei from building its 5G network. 

Last year, China imposed sanctions on Australian goods like wine and beef. 

In a statement on Thursday, a Chinese government commission accused Australia of having a "Cold War mindset".  

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WNU Editor: This is China's reason for suspending economic talks with Australia .... China's suspension of economic dialogue with Australia 'a necessary step' to defend national interests: analysts (Li Xuanmin and Chen Qingqing, Global Times).  

More News On The Worsening Ties Betwen China And Australia 

Beijing suspends China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue -- ABC News (Australia)  

China suspends economic dialogue with Australia -- AP  

China suspends economic dialogue with Australia as relations curdle -- Reuters  

China indefinitely halts economic dialogue mechanism with Australia -- Nikkei Asia  

China suspends economic dialogue with Australia as ties worsen -- Al Jazeera  

China suspends economic dialogue with Australia ‘indefinitely’ amid spat over Belt & Road Initiative -- RT

China's Propaganda War Against The Australian Military Continues

A Chinese newspaper has made a propaganda poster (pictured) detailing the war crimes allegedly carried out by Australian troops in Afghanistan 

Daily Mail: China publishes outrageous anti-Australia poster claiming Aussie troops are guilty of vile war crimes Afghanistan 

 * A report released in November 2020 found evidence of war crimes by Aussies 

* A Chinese newspaper has made a poster detailing the horrific allegations 

 * It comes as the West prepares to pull out of Afghanistan in September 2021 

A Chinese newspaper has made a propaganda poster detailing the war crimes allegedly carried out by Australian troops in Afghanistan in an article calling for an international investigation into the atrocities. 

The Global Times, a Communist Party mouthpiece, accused Aussie troops of 'crimes against humanity' during the nation's longest war which started in 2001. 

A four-year Australian Defence Force inquiry released in November 2020 reported evidence of 39 murders of civilians or prisoners by 25 Aussies serving in Afghanistan from 2009 to 2016. 

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Update #1: 'Torture civilians': China publishes fresh attack on Aussie troops (Yahoo News)

Update #2: Chinese propaganda outlet makes fresh attack on Australia (9 News)  

WNU Editor: Here is the Global Times post .... Troops are Leaving. Will Justice Arrive Soon? (Global Times).

Top Australian General Says Conflict With China A ‘High Likelihood’

Major General Adam Findlay says Australia must prepare for the high likelihood tensions with China may spill over into actual conflict.Credit:ADF  

The Age: Conflict with China a ‘high likelihood’, says top Australian general 

One of the nation’s top military commanders told his troops that Beijing is already engaged in “grey zone” warfare against Australia and they must plan for the high likelihood this may spill over into actual conflict in the future. 

The candid and confidential briefing by Major-General Adam Findlay to Australia’s special forces soldiers last year gives the most detailed insight yet made public into how the nation’s top military planners view the threat of China. 

The then-special forces commander, who has since stepped down but who still advises the Australian Defence Force, highlighted the steps Australia’s military was taking to prevent war but also described a “high likelihood” that actual conflict could break out due to the unpredictable nature of foreign affairs. 

“Who do you reckon the main [regional] threat is?” General Findlay asked his troops and officers before answering: “China”.  

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WNU Editor: Australia's bark is worse than its bite ..... Australia's China war drums more sound than fury (Asia Times). 

More News On Australia's Top General Saying Conflict With China A ‘High Likelihood’  

Inside the secret briefing from a top Australian military general as he warned troops of an all-out WAR with China - saying conflict is 'highly likely' -- Daily Mail  

Military commander tells dark story about the threat from China -- Sydney Morning Herald 

Leak of Australian commander’s China comments fuels further talk of war -- SCMP 

‘High likelihood’ of war with China, top Australian general warned in leaked briefing to troops -- The SUN