3 Chinese Warships Sighted Off the Coast of Sydney

Australian defence officials have monitored the progress of the vessels as they traversed the coastline.

The type 055 (Renhai-class) guided missile destroyer, Nanchang, of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy participates in a naval parade in the sea near Qingdao, in eastern China's Shandong province on April 23, 2019. Mark Schiefelbein/AFP via Getty Images

Three Chinese naval vessels have been traversing the north and eastern coastline of Australia over the past week, most recently spotted 150 nautical miles (277 kilometres on land) off the coast of Sydney.

It is the furthest a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) vessel has sailed down the Australian coast outside of an official visit.