Republican Senator Jim Risch said CCP’s latest provocation was ‘risky operational behaviour.’
A senior U.S. official has described the Chinese Community Party (CCP)’s latest provocation on the high seas as “aggressive.”
Sonar pulses emitted by a CCP warship injured Australian navel divers on Nov. 14.
“China’s latest provocation on the high seas, this time directed at Australia, is more than risky operational behavior. It is an act of aggression undertaken in international waters,” Mr. Risch said.
“This brazen act occurred a week after Xi met with Australia’s Prime Minister, and only days after President Biden touted the restoration of our military-to-military communication after his meeting with this dictator.”
‘Unsafe and ‘Unprofessional’: Deputy Prime Minister
Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles expressed serious concern after the “unsafe and unprofessional interaction” with a People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) destroyer on Nov. 14.
HMAS Toowoomba had advised…
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