Chinese spy ship western Australia

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia's defense minister said Friday that a Chinese warship with spying capabilities had been hugging the nation's western ...

“Defence will continue to monitor the ship’s operation in our maritime approaches.” Dutton said the timing of his announcement had nothing to do with the election campaign. He said it was without precedent for a Chinese warship to venture so far south and that authorities were monitoring the ship closely with planes and surveillance techniques.

Australia's defense minister says a Chinese warship with spying capabilities has been hugging the western coastline in what amounts to an “aggressive act.”

“Defence will continue to monitor the ship’s operation in our maritime approaches.” Dutton said the timing of his announcement had nothing to do with the election campaign. He said it was without precedent for a Chinese warship to venture so far south and that authorities were monitoring the ship closely with planes and surveillance techniques.

Australian Defence Min Peter Dutton claimed that a Chinese spy vessel has been detected on Western Australia's coastline, not far from a secret naval ...

It then sped north, and on May 13, it was discovered off the coast of Broome, on its way to Darwin. If surveillance warships are in the area, he said, the international protocol is to alert Australian authorities. It was seen 250 nautical miles northwest of Broome and is travelling northeast at 12 knots, according to Dutton. The surveillance vessel, the Australian Defence Minister believed, wanted a closer look at the Harold E Holt naval communication post.

A week before the election, Defence Minister Peter Dutton says a Chinese spy ship offshore a Western Australia military communications base is an 'act of ...

Mr Dutton said it was the farthest south a Chinese warship had been detected off the Australian coast. “Is the de-escalation ... accepting a 200 per cent tariff on Australian wine? Is it accepting the coercive impositions on Australian barley? It was last spotted on Friday morning about 250 nautical miles off Broome, heading towards Darwin. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the presence of the spy ship was a “reminder of the times” but it was important to stay calm. A Chinese spy ship has been gathering intelligence off the West Australian coast near a top-secret communications base for submarines, with Defence Minister Peter Dutton describing it as an “act of aggression”, in the latest eruption of tensions between Beijing and Canberra.

What a day! We met Scott Morrison 2.0 (the post-bulldozer period), we tried to work out how worried to be about a Chinese surveillance ship off the west coast, ...

Greens senator Larissa Waters says they’ve known the ship was there for a few days, and she’s “suspicious” about the timing of the announcement. I’m advised [the ship] is now up on the north-west shelf heading in a north-easterly direction. The first thing I want to make very clear is, this is freedom of navigation. If you look at this in the context of the many acts that the Chinese government has taken towards Australia, that is concerning and it only continues to highlight why it is so important, and of course we remain calm about these matters and we continue to remain confident in the ability of our defence forces and our surveillance capabilities and the work we particularly do with our partners. The blog won’t stop either, so see you back here tomorrow. What a day!

A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson has responded to Defence Minister Peter Dutton stating a Chinese spy ship has been travelling along the WA coast on ...

Mr Dutton had said the vessel's mission was "to collect intelligence right along the coastline". He dubbed the matter "very strange" and said he expected the ship was collecting as much intelligence as it could. - Mr Dutton said the ship's mission was "to collect intelligence right along the coastline"

A Chinese intelligence ship tracked off Australia's west coast within 50 nautical miles of a sensitive defence facility did not breach international ...

Chinese navy vessels have been tracked off Australia's northern and eastern coasts several times in recent years. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian has responded to Defence Minister Peter Dutton's "sensational remarks" regarding a Chinese surveillance ...

For it to come south of Exmouth is without precedent," Mr Dutton told reporters on Friday. New to Flash? Try 1 month free. Stream more Australian news with Flash. 25+ news channels in 1 place.

China's Foreign Ministry has scolded Peter Dutton after he described the presence of a Chinese surveillance...

"The relationship with China will remain complex and will remain challenging, regardless of who wins the election." "Freedom of navigation is permitted all around the world," he said. China's Foreign Ministry has responded to Peter Dutton after he described the presence of aChinese surveillance ship off the coast of Western Australiaas an "act of aggression".

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

"I think people understand the difficulty, the reality, of the Indo-Pacific at the moment, the acts of aggression from the Chinese leadership and from the Chinese government," he said. He dubbed the matter "very strange" and said he expected the ship was collecting as much intelligence as it could. "It has been in close proximity to military and intelligence installations on the west coast of Australia."

Defence Minister Peter Dutton says ship hugged western coastline travelling in Australia's EEZ.

“Defence will continue to monitor the ship’s operation in our maritime approaches.” China says AUKUS is a danger to world peace. “It has been in close proximity to military and intelligence installations on the west coast of Australia.”

The ship was identified by the Australian Defence Force as a Dongdiao Class Auxiliary Intelligence ship named Haiwangxing.

Australiahas claimed that a Chinese warship has been tracked along the country’s western coastline for the last one week and is suspected to have been carrying out spying. Australia says Chinese spy ship has been hugging western coast and gathering intelligence for a week Australia says Chinese spy ship has been hugging western coast and gathering intelligence for a week