Australian PM Criticised for Keeping Quiet on Chinese Sonar Incident

‘What we continue to see from the prime minister and his Labor government is a lack of leadership and a lack of action,’ said Liberal MP Andrew Hastie.

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese listens during the APEC Leaders Retreat Cooperation (APEC) in San Francisco, California, on Nov. 17, 2023. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been accused of allegedly concealing an attack by a Chinese navy ship while not raising the issue with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping during a recent meeting.

On Nov. 14, a Chinese destroyer approached an area where the Australian Navy was conducting a mission in international waters inside of Japan’s exclusive economic zone.