Second China Spy Ship to Watch U.S.-Australia War Training: ABC
- Two vessels sent as Talisman Sabre military exercise begins
- Move comes amid deteriorating Canberra-Beijing relationship
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A second Chinese spy vessel is on track to enter waters off Australia’s northeast coast, adding to Beijing’s surveillance presence in the area as joint military exercises between Australia and the U.S. kicked off last week, the Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported.
Approaching Australia through the Solomon Sea around Papua New Guinea, the vessel joins a larger Chinese auxiliary general intelligence ship that was earlier spotted heading toward the country through the Torres Strait and is being monitored by Australia’s defense force, it said.