Australian PM Pressed on Dangerous Chinese Sonar Incident in Parliament

Albanese has been questioned on whether he raised the sonar incident directly with CCP leader Xi Jinping during the recent APEC meeting.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reacts during Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra on Nov. 27, 2023. AAP Image/Lukas Coch

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been confronted by Opposition Leader Peter Dutton in Question Time over whether he raised a deadly sonar incident with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping.

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