Australian naval divers injured after sonar pulses detected from Chinese warship
... The Chinese are stooping to a stunning level of malfeasance at sea.
China says a US Navy ship 'illegally intruded' into waters in the South China Sea
… Ridiculous. China is making up its own rules. International law is clear. The waters near Second Thomas Shoal are Philippine EEZ and high seas freedoms apply.
International backlash after Chinese vessel fires water cannon on Philippine boats
… The incident “escalates an already tense situation and could see the United States and its allies speed up plans for joint patrols in the waterway.”
… it’s time.
China is Paying a High Price for Its Ban on Australian Coal
... Fascinating too that PRC leaders think bullying is a good foreign relations strategy.
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Very surprising to me that China would fly a surveillance plane so close to Japanese airspace—let alone e breach it—given the strength and persistence of Chinese objections to US surveillance flights a full 75 miles off China’s coast.
Solomon Islands PM rules out China military base and says Australia is ‘security partner of choice’ | Solomon Islands | The Guardian
… Sensible walk-back.
